पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
संयुक्तमेतद्द्वितयं क्षरमक्षरमेव च । व्यक्ताव्यक्तं बिभर्तीशो विश्वं विश्वविमोचकः
saṃyuktametaddvitayaṃ kṣaramakṣarameva ca | vyaktāvyaktaṃ bibhartīśo viśvaṃ viśvavimocakaḥ
Taglay ng Panginoon ang magkapares na katotohanang ito—ang nasisira at ang di-nasisira, ang nahahayag at ang di-nahahayag. Kanyang itinataguyod ang sansinukob at, bilang Tagapagpalaya ng daigdig (viśva-vimocaka), pinalalaya ito mula sa pagkagapos.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: nurturing
It presents Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who contains and governs both levels of reality (manifest/unmanifest, perishable/imperishable) and who alone can free the bound soul from pasha (bondage), granting moksha.
The Linga symbolizes Shiva as the ground of both vyakta and avyakta—form and formlessness together. Worship of Saguna Shiva through the Linga becomes a doorway to realize the Nirguna (imperishable, unmanifest) Lord who liberates.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner support of all states (seen and unseen) while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating detachment from the kshara (perishable) and seeking refuge in the akshara Lord for liberation.