Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14
षडध्ववेदनम् (Ṣaḍadhva-vedanam) — The Sixfold Path: Sound, Meaning, and Tattva-Distribution
वर्णास्तु भुवनैर्व्याप्तास्तेषां तेषूपलंभनात् । भुवनान्यपि तत्त्वौघैरुत्पत्त्यांतर्बहिष्क्रमात्
varṇāstu bhuvanairvyāptāsteṣāṃ teṣūpalaṃbhanāt | bhuvanānyapi tattvaughairutpattyāṃtarbahiṣkramāt
வர்ணங்கள் (ஒலி-வடிவங்கள்) உலகமெங்கும் பரவி உள்ளன; அவை அந்தந்த உலகங்களிலேயே உணரப்படுவதால். மேலும் படைப்புக் காலத்தில் உள்ளும் புறமும் வெளிப்படும் தத்துவப் பெருக்குகளால் உலகங்களும் பரவியுள்ளன.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: cosmic emanation (sṛṣṭi) described as inward-outward manifestation of tattvas
FAQs
It teaches that both sacred sound (varṇa) and the cosmic principles (tattvas) permeate all realms, indicating that bondage and liberation operate through an all-pervading divine order ultimately grounded in Shiva as Pati (the Lord).
Since the worlds are structured by tattvas and apprehended through sound, Saguna worship—mantra, nama-japa, and Linga-upasana—uses sanctified sound and form to purify tattvas and turn awareness inward toward Shiva’s presence.
Mantra-japa (especially Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inward contemplation is implied: refine speech and mind (varṇa) and trace experience back through tattvas toward Shiva.