Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
अनुग्रहादिकृत्यानां हेतुः पञ्चकमिष्यते । तद्विद्भिर्मुनिभिः प्राज्ञैर्वरतत्त्वप्रदर्शिभिः
anugrahādikṛtyānāṃ hetuḥ pañcakamiṣyate | tadvidbhirmunibhiḥ prājñairvaratattvapradarśibhiḥ
Bagi perbuatan ilahi yang bermula dengan anugerah (anugraha) dan yang lain-lain, diterima adanya satu set lima sebab. Hal ini diajarkan oleh para muni yang bijaksana, yang mengetahui prinsip-prinsip ini dan yang menyingkap kebenaran tertinggi tentang kurnia Tuhan Yang Maha Agung.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
It points to the Shaiva Siddhanta view that Shiva’s governance of the cosmos is intelligible through a fivefold causal framework, with anugraha (grace) as the decisive factor for liberation.
By grounding Shiva’s actions in a recognized doctrine, it supports Linga/Saguna worship as a means to align with Shiva’s grace—devotion and ritual become channels through which anugraha is received.
The practical takeaway is to seek anugraha through steady Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-puja, and contemplative remembrance of Shiva as Pati, the bestower of grace.