एषैवेच्छाशक्तितत्वं सर्वकृत्यानुवर्तनात् । ज्ञानक्रियाशक्तियुग्मे ज्ञानाधिक्ये सदाशिवः
eṣaivecchāśaktitatvaṃ sarvakṛtyānuvartanāt | jñānakriyāśaktiyugme jñānādhikye sadāśivaḥ
ఇదే ‘ఇచ్ఛాశక్తి తత్త్వం’; ఎందుకంటే ఇది సమస్త కృత్యాలను అనుసరించి నియంత్రిస్తుంది. జ్ఞాన–క్రియాశక్తుల యుగ్మంలో జ్ఞానం అధికమైతే ఆ స్థితి ‘సదాశివ’ అని పిలువబడుతుంది।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: governance of cosmic functions via icchā-śakti; emergence of Sadāśiva-state (jñāna-ādhikya)
It defines how Śiva’s divine powers operate: Icchā (will) governs all activity, and when Jñāna (knowledge) outweighs Kriyā (action), the revealing, grace-bestowing mode of the Lord is recognized as Sadāśiva—pointing the seeker toward liberation through awakened understanding.
In Linga worship, the devotee approaches Saguna Śiva as the manifest focus of the Lord’s powers; this verse explains the inner theology behind that worship—Śiva as the supreme Pati whose Śaktis (will, knowledge, action) make the Linga a living symbol of consciousness and grace, not a mere emblem.
Meditate on Śiva as Sadāśiva by steadying the will (icchā) and cultivating predominance of right knowledge (jñāna) through japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and contemplation of Śiva-tattva during Linga-dhyāna.