Shloka 61
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
ਅਨੁਗ੍ਰਹ ਆਦਿ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਕਰਤੱਬਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਣ ਵਜੋਂ ਪੰਜ ਹੇਤੂ ਮੰਨੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਗੱਲ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਜ्ञ ਮੁਨੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਦੱਸੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਦੇ ਵਰ-ਤੱਤ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
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.