Shloka 10
अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः
Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine
ततो महानहङ्कारस्ततो बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि च । जातानि मनसो रूपं स्यात्संकल्पविकल्पकम्
tato mahānahaṅkārastato buddhīndriyāṇi ca | jātāni manaso rūpaṃ syātsaṃkalpavikalpakam
ततो महानहङ्कारः, ततो बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि च इन्द्रियशक्तयश्च जाताः। मनसो रूपं संकल्पविकल्पकं स्यात्।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasha Samhita’s philosophical teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse maps how bondage operates: ego (ahaṅkāra) gives rise to the faculties and senses, while the mind oscillates as saṅkalpa–vikalpa. In Shaiva Siddhanta, liberation begins when this ego-driven mental movement is purified and brought under the Lord’s grace, allowing the soul (paśu) to turn from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati (Shiva).
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship disciplines the indriyas and steadies the mind’s saṅkalpa–vikalpa through mantra, pūjā, and dhyāna. By repeatedly offering the ‘I-sense’ into Shiva (the inner Linga), the devotee weakens ahaṅkāra and aligns the intellect toward Shiva as the supreme Pati.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with breath-aware meditation to watch saṅkalpa–vikalpa without following it. Supporting Shaiva disciplines like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing Rudrākṣa are traditionally used to reinforce vairāgya and sense-restraint.