Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
एतस्मान्मातृकादष्टत्रिंशन्मातृसमुद्भ वः । ईशानाच्छान्त्यतीताख्या कला जाताथ पूरुषात् । उत्पद्यते शान्तिकला विद्याऽघोरसमुद्भवा
etasmānmātṛkādaṣṭatriṃśanmātṛsamudbha vaḥ | īśānācchāntyatītākhyā kalā jātātha pūruṣāt | utpadyate śāntikalā vidyā'ghorasamudbhavā
Mula sa Mātṛkā, ang pinagmumulang Ina, sumisibol ang pangkat ng tatlumpu’t walo na isinilang ng mga Ina. Mula kay Īśāna ay ipinanganak ang kalā na tinatawag na “Śāntyatītā,” na lampas sa kapayapaan; at mula kay Puruṣa ay lumilitaw ang kalā ng “Śānti,” ang kapayapaan. Ang Vidyā ay sumisilang mula kay Aghora.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s higher principles to the sages of Naimisharanya, typical of the Kailasha Samhita’s philosophical discourse)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
It maps spiritual evolution as a Shaiva cosmology: powers (kalās) and sacred knowledge (vidyā) arise from Śiva’s aspects, showing that liberation-oriented knowledge ultimately originates in Pati (Śiva) rather than in the limited self (paśu).
Īśāna and Aghora are Saguna manifestations of Śiva contemplated in Linga worship and mantra-dhyāna; the verse teaches that these divine aspects are not mere symbols but sources of peace (śānti) and transforming knowledge (vidyā) leading the devotee toward Śiva-realization.
Meditate on Śiva’s faces/aspects—especially Īśāna for transcendence and Aghora for purifying knowledge—while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and cultivating inner śānti; this aligns mantra-japa with tattva-contemplation.