Shloka 6
शिवतत्त्ववर्णनम् (Śiva-tattva-varṇana) — “Description/Exposition of the Principle of Śiva”
ततो ज्ञानमदात्तस्मै हरये परमात्मने । परमात्मा पुनर्मह्यं दत्तवान्कृपया मुने
tato jñānamadāttasmai haraye paramātmane | paramātmā punarmahyaṃ dattavānkṛpayā mune
ต่อมา ข้าพเจ้าได้มอบญาณนั้นแก่พระหริ ผู้เป็นปรมาตมัน และโอ้มุนี ปรมาตมันองค์นั้นทรงมีพระกรุณา ประทานญาณนั้นกลับมาแก่ข้าพเจ้าอีกครั้ง
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: hierarchical circulation of salvific knowledge among deities during early creation
FAQs
It highlights that liberating knowledge is transmitted through grace (kṛpā) and right succession—true jñāna is not merely intellectual, but a divinely bestowed means toward moksha under the Lord’s guidance.
Though Hari is mentioned, the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context frames knowledge as arising from the Supreme Lord’s compassion; in Shaiva practice this culminates in approaching Saguna Shiva—often through Linga worship—as a concrete support for receiving and stabilizing that jñāna.
A key takeaway is guru-bhakti and grace-oriented sādhanā: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inner contemplation, supported by Shiva-pūjā (including bhasma and rudrākṣa where appropriate) to make oneself fit for jñāna.