Shloka 9
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
न सम्प्रसूयते यो वै कुतश्चन कदाचन । यस्मिन्न भासते विद्युन्न न सूर्यो न चन्द्रमाः
na samprasūyate yo vai kutaścana kadācana | yasminna bhāsate vidyunna na sūryo na candramāḥ
جو کبھی بھی، کہیں سے بھی پیدا نہیں ہوتا؛ جس کے اندر نہ بجلی چمکتی ہے، نہ سورج، نہ چاند—وہی پرمیشور شِو ہے، تمام مخلوقی روشنیوں اور ہر طرح کے بننے سے ماورا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
It points to Śiva as Pati—the unborn, unconditioned Reality—who is not illuminated by worldly lights, but is the ground of all illumination; realizing this transcendence leads the soul (paśu) toward liberation from pāśa (bondage).
The Liṅga symbolizes the formless, unborn Śiva described here; Saguna worship (form, mantra, ritual) becomes a doorway to contemplate and realize the same Nirguna Lord who is beyond sun, moon, and lightning.
Meditate on Śiva as self-luminous consciousness while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady remembrance of the unborn Pati.