Shloka 54
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
शिवशक्तिसमायोगः परमात्मेति निश्चितम् । पराशक्तेस्तु संजाता चिच्छक्तिस्तु तदुद्भवा
śivaśaktisamāyogaḥ paramātmeti niścitam | parāśaktestu saṃjātā cicchaktistu tadudbhavā
ശിവ-ശക്തികളുടെ പരിപൂർണ്ണ സംയോഗം തന്നെയാണ് പരമാത്മാവ് എന്ന് നിശ്ചയം. പരാശക്തിയിൽ നിന്ന് ചിത്ശക്തി ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു; അതിൽ നിന്നാണ് സർവ്വപ്രപഞ്ചപ്രകടനം വിരിയുന്നത്.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Mantra: शिवशक्तिसमायोगः परमात्मेति निश्चितम्
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Emanation doctrine: Parāśakti → Cit-śakti → manifestation (cosmic unfolding)
FAQs
It teaches that ultimate reality is not a split between God and power: Śiva (the Lord) and Śakti (His inseparable energy) are one Supreme Self, and liberation is gained by realizing this non-separation as the ground of consciousness.
Liṅga worship points to the formless Supreme (Śiva) while honoring His manifest power (Śakti); the verse supports Saguna worship as a doorway to Nirguna realization, since the Lord and His energy are affirmed as one Paramātman.
Meditate on Śiva as pure consciousness (Cit) while chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating that awareness itself is Śiva-Śakti united; this supports inner stillness and the Shaiva aim of moksha.