Shloka 3
अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः
Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine
श्रीसुबह्मण्य उवाच । अद्वैतशैववादोऽयं द्वैतन्न सहते क्वचित् । द्वैतं च नश्वरं ब्रह्माद्वैतम्परमनश्वरम्
śrīsubahmaṇya uvāca | advaitaśaivavādo'yaṃ dvaitanna sahate kvacit | dvaitaṃ ca naśvaraṃ brahmādvaitamparamanaśvaram
ଶ୍ରୀ ସୁବ୍ରହ୍ମଣ୍ୟ କହିଲେ—“ଏହି ଶୈବବାଦ ଅଦ୍ୱୈତ; ଏହା କେବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦ୍ୱୈତକୁ ସହେନାହିଁ। ଦ୍ୱୈତ ନଶ୍ୱର, କିନ୍ତୁ ପରମ ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ଅଦ୍ୱୈତ ଓ ଅବିନାଶୀ।”
Sri Subrahmanya (Kartikeya/Kumara)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It asserts that the highest Shaiva realization is non-dual: the Supreme (Shiva as Brahman) is imperishable, while perceiving separateness is tied to the changing, perishable realm—guiding the seeker toward liberation through direct knowledge of Shiva.
Linga and saguna worship serve as sacred supports that purify the mind and focus devotion; through such worship one is led to the non-dual truth indicated here—realizing the imperishable Shiva-Brahman beyond all limiting dualities.
Meditate on Shiva as the imperishable, non-dual Reality while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); support the practice with Linga-pūjā and bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as aids to steadiness and dispassion toward the perishable.