Shloka 18
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
प्रधानपुरुषौ यस्य कायत्वेन विनिर्गतौ । तस्मादव्यक्तरूपाय शंकराय नमोनमः
pradhānapuruṣau yasya kāyatvena vinirgatau | tasmādavyaktarūpāya śaṃkarāya namonamaḥ
య whose దేహమునుండి ప్రధానం (ప్రకృతి) మరియు పురుషుడు—ఇద్దరూ వెలువడ్డారో, ఆ అవ్యక్తస్వరూపుడైన శంకరునికి పునఃపునః నమస్కారం.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: प्रधानपुरुषौ यस्य कायत्वेन विनिर्गतौ । तस्मादव्यक्तरूपाय शंकराय नमोनमः
Type: stotra
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: kalpa-sṛṣṭi (implied cosmogenesis from pradhāna-puruṣa)
FAQs
It proclaims Śiva as the supreme source and inner support of both Pradhāna (Nature) and Puruṣa (conscious principle), affirming Him as Pati—transcendent and yet the ground of manifestation—worthy of repeated surrender.
Though Śiva is praised as Avyakta (unmanifest), devotees approach Him through Saguna forms such as the Śiva-liṅga, where the transcendent Lord becomes a tangible focus for devotion while remaining beyond all formed categories like Prakṛti and Puruṣa.
A direct takeaway is japa of Śiva’s name/mantra (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplation of Śiva as both beyond manifestation (Avyakta) and the source of all cosmic principles.