Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)
ब्रह्मभ्य एवं संजाता निवृत्त्याद्याः कला मताः । सूक्ष्मभूतस्वरूपिण्यः कारणत्वेन विश्रुताः
brahmabhya evaṃ saṃjātā nivṛttyādyāḥ kalā matāḥ | sūkṣmabhūtasvarūpiṇyaḥ kāraṇatvena viśrutāḥ
Vì thế, từ Brahman phát sinh các kalā bắt đầu với Nivṛtti. Chúng được xem là những nguyên lý vi tế mang hình thái tanmātra (các yếu tố vi tế) và nổi danh như những nền tảng nhân duyên của sự hiển lộ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: creative
It maps the causal structure of bondage and manifestation: the kalās (starting with Nivṛtti) arise from the supreme source and function as subtle causal principles. In Shaiva Siddhanta, knowing these as “causes” helps the seeker discriminate Pati (Shiva) from pasha (limiting principles) and move toward liberation.
Linga-worship centers the mind on Pati, the Lord beyond the subtle causal layers described here. By devotion to Saguna Shiva (as Linga), the aspirant transcends identification with the tanmātras and other tattvas, recognizing them as dependent causes rather than the ultimate reality.
A practical takeaway is tattva-śuddhi (inner purification): meditate on Shiva while mentally withdrawing from sensory subtle causes (tanmātras), supported by japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and steady dhyāna on the Linga.