Shloka 10
अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः
Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine
ततो महानहङ्कारस्ततो बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि च । जातानि मनसो रूपं स्यात्संकल्पविकल्पकम्
tato mahānahaṅkārastato buddhīndriyāṇi ca | jātāni manaso rūpaṃ syātsaṃkalpavikalpakam
Kế đó phát sinh đại ngã chấp (ahaṅkāra); từ đó các căn nhận thức và các năng lực giác quan được tạo thành. Hình thái của manas (tâm ý) là cái vận hành qua saṅkalpa và vikalpa—qua sự quyết định và sự do dự, tưởng tượng nhiều ngả.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasha Samhita’s philosophical teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse maps how bondage operates: ego (ahaṅkāra) gives rise to the faculties and senses, while the mind oscillates as saṅkalpa–vikalpa. In Shaiva Siddhanta, liberation begins when this ego-driven mental movement is purified and brought under the Lord’s grace, allowing the soul (paśu) to turn from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati (Shiva).
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship disciplines the indriyas and steadies the mind’s saṅkalpa–vikalpa through mantra, pūjā, and dhyāna. By repeatedly offering the ‘I-sense’ into Shiva (the inner Linga), the devotee weakens ahaṅkāra and aligns the intellect toward Shiva as the supreme Pati.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with breath-aware meditation to watch saṅkalpa–vikalpa without following it. Supporting Shaiva disciplines like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing Rudrākṣa are traditionally used to reinforce vairāgya and sense-restraint.