त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause
यत्तत्स्मृतं कारणमप्रमेयं ब्रह्मा प्रधानं प्रकृतेः प्रसूतिः । अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्यं शुक्लं सुरक्तं पुरुषेण युक्तम्
yattatsmṛtaṃ kāraṇamaprameyaṃ brahmā pradhānaṃ prakṛteḥ prasūtiḥ | anādimadhyāntamanantavīryaṃ śuklaṃ suraktaṃ puruṣeṇa yuktam
Yang diingati sebagai prinsip sebab yang tak terukur—disebut Brahman, Pradhāna (matriks purba), sumber daripadanya Prakṛti lahir—tiada awal, tiada pertengahan, tiada akhir, serta memiliki daya yang tidak berhingga. Ia dihuraikan sebagai suci (putih) dan juga sangat dinamik (merah), serta bersatu dengan Puruṣa (prinsip kesedaran).
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: primordial causal principle described as beyond measure; polarity of śukla/surakta and union with puruṣa
It points to the Supreme Cause that transcends measurement and time, yet manifests the cosmos through the union of consciousness (Puruṣa) and the primordial matrix (Pradhāna/Prakṛti). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it supports the vision of Pati (the Supreme Lord, Shiva) as the inexhaustible source whose power governs both pure transcendence and active creation.
The verse bridges Nirguṇa and Saguṇa: the causal reality is beyond measure (Nirguṇa), yet also described through qualities like purity and dynamic power (Saguṇa indications). Linga worship similarly honors Shiva as the formless ground while using a sacred form as the focus for devotion and realization.
Meditate on Shiva as the timeless cause and the indwelling consciousness, using japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady awareness; contemplate the union of awareness (Puruṣa) and nature (Prakṛti) as governed and transcended by Shiva.