Shloka 10
Dharma of the Renunciant: Alms Discipline, Meditation, and Expiations
प्रधानपुरुषातीतमाकाशं दहनं शिवम् । तदंतं सर्वभावानामीश्वरं ब्रह्मरूपिणम्
pradhānapuruṣātītamākāśaṃ dahanaṃ śivam | tadaṃtaṃ sarvabhāvānāmīśvaraṃ brahmarūpiṇam
Melampaui Pradhāna dan Puruṣa ialah ākāśa; melampaui itu lagi ialah api, Śiva yang suci dan membawa berkat—batas segala keadaan, Tuhan, berwujud Brahman.
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Concept: All categories—Pradhāna, Puruṣa, even elemental vastness—terminate in the Lord, whose nature is Brahman; the Supreme is the boundary (anta) of all states.
Application: When analyzing life through categories (body/mind/nature), keep tracing causes until resting in the ultimate Lord; cultivate ‘cause-inquiry’ (kāraṇa-vicāra) alongside devotion.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft conch shell","crackling fire (subtle)","temple bells"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रधानपुरुषातीतमाकाशम् = प्रधानपुरुषातीतम् + आकाशम्; तदंतं = तत् + अन्तम्; सर्वभावानामीश्वरम् = सर्वभावानाम् + ईश्वरम्
FAQs
It frames Śiva as the supreme reality transcending both matter (Pradhāna) and individual consciousness (Puruṣa), aligning Śiva with the non-dual Brahman beyond Sāṅkhya categories.
They function as cosmological markers in a hierarchy of principles, culminating in the identification of the ultimate limit and ground of all existence as Īśvara/Śiva.
It encourages detachment from changing conditions and identities, directing devotion and contemplation toward the unconditioned Lord who underlies and completes all experience.