Shloka 13
भक्तिभेदाः—ज्ञानप्रधानभक्तेः प्रशंसा
Grades of Devotees and the Praise of Knowledge-Centered Devotion
आत्ममायां समाविश्य सोहं गुणमयीं मुने । सृजन्रक्षन्हरन्विश्वं दधे संज्ञाः क्रियोचिताः
ātmamāyāṃ samāviśya sohaṃ guṇamayīṃ mune | sṛjanrakṣanharanviśvaṃ dadhe saṃjñāḥ kriyocitāḥ
ഹേ മുനേ! അവൻ തന്റെ ഗുണമയമായ ആത്മമായയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച്, ലോകത്തെ സൃഷ്ടിക്കുകയും പാലിക്കുകയും സംഹരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുമ്പോൾ, കര്മ്മത്തിന് അനുയോജ്യമായ പ്രവർത്തനസഞ്ജ്ഞകൾ ധരിക്കുന്നു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: creative
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva remains the Supreme Pati, yet for cosmic governance He operates through His own guṇa-based Māyā, taking on functional roles for creation, preservation, and dissolution without being ultimately limited by them.
The Linga is worshipped as the one Lord who manifests as Saguna for the world’s order—appearing with names and functions—while still pointing devotees to His transcendence beyond Māyā and the guṇas.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner ruler of all three states—creation, protection, dissolution—while japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) steadies the mind beyond guṇa-driven fluctuations.