Shloka 76
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
तदूर्ध्वं हि व्रजंत्येते पौरुषद्र व्यपूजकाः । तदर्वाक्छक्तिलिंगं तु शिवलिंगं तदूर्ध्वकम्
tadūrdhvaṃ hi vrajaṃtyete pauruṣadra vyapūjakāḥ | tadarvākchaktiliṃgaṃ tu śivaliṃgaṃ tadūrdhvakam
جو لوگ مادّی نذرانوں کے ذریعے پَورُش تَتّو کی پوجا کرتے ہیں، وہ اس سے اوپر اٹھتے ہیں۔ اس کے نیچے شکتی لِنگ ہے اور اس کے اوپر شِو لِنگ قائم ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches a graded spiritual ascent: worship tied to material offerings and limited principles is surpassed by subtler devotion, culminating in Śiva-liṅga worship that points to Pati (Śiva) as the supreme liberator.
It distinguishes levels of symbolic worship and places Śiva-liṅga worship as the higher focus—Saguna devotion that most directly leads the devotee toward realization of Śiva’s supreme status beyond all limiting adjuncts.
Prioritize Śiva-liṅga pūjā with purity and devotion—offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—while mentally transcending mere materialism toward inner surrender to Śiva.