Shloka 6
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
उत मिश्रं किमन्यद्वा न जातस्तत्र निर्णयः । बहुधा विवदन्तीह विद्वांसश्शास्त्रमोहिताः
uta miśraṃ kimanyadvā na jātastatra nirṇayaḥ | bahudhā vivadantīha vidvāṃsaśśāstramohitāḥ
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Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It warns that intellectual controversy alone cannot yield final truth; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes moving from textual wrangling to lived sadhana and Shiva-realization (Pati as the ultimate refuge).
By critiquing endless doctrinal debate, it implicitly directs seekers to stable, practice-based devotion—such as Linga worship—where Saguna Shiva becomes the concrete support leading the mind toward the Supreme.
Reduce disputation and adopt steady practice: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined worship and contemplation, seeking inner clarity rather than mere argument.