Shloka 23
अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः
Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine
कृत्वा तत्करुणां स्कन्द संशयं छेत्तुमर्हसि । इत्याकर्ण्य मुनेर्वाक्यं कुमारः प्रत्यभाषत
kṛtvā tatkaruṇāṃ skanda saṃśayaṃ chettumarhasi | ityākarṇya munervākyaṃ kumāraḥ pratyabhāṣata
“ഹേ സ്കന്ദാ, കരുണ കാണിച്ച് എന്റെ സംശയം അകറ്റേണ്ടത് നിനക്കാണ് യുക്തം.” മുനിയുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് കുമാരൻ (സ്കന്ദൻ) മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു.
Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue; Skanda is about to speak)
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that compassion (karuṇā) and the removal of doubt (saṃśaya-chedana) are essential for spiritual maturation—right understanding prepares the seeker for firm devotion to Pati (Shiva) and release from bondage.
By asking Skanda to remove doubt, the text implies that correct teaching stabilizes one’s approach to Saguna Shiva worship (such as Linga-pūjā), preventing ritual from becoming mechanical and aligning it with true Shaiva intent.
The direct takeaway is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and clarification of doctrine—then steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) becomes doubt-free and more effective for inner purification.