Shloka 10
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
आहोस्वि दात्मनोरूपं महानत्रापि संशयः । द्वयमेतद्धि सर्व्वेषां विवादास्पदमद्भुतम्
āhosvi dātmanorūpaṃ mahānatrāpi saṃśayaḥ | dvayametaddhi sarvveṣāṃ vivādāspadamadbhutam
又或者，关于至上自我之本相，此处亦仍存重大疑惑。诚然，这两端问题对众人而言，竟成了奇异而纷争的论域。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights a key spiritual obstacle: confusion about the Supreme Reality’s nature—whether the Highest is formless (nirguṇa) or also approachable in form (saguṇa). Shaiva Siddhanta resolves this by affirming Shiva as the Supreme Pati who is transcendent yet compassionately accessible through worship.
The verse points to the common debate about “form.” In Shaiva practice, the Shiva Linga is a sacred support (ālambana) for devotion and contemplation—honoring Shiva’s transcendence while enabling focused worship, thus bridging nirguṇa understanding and saguṇa upāsanā.
A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-upāsanā to resolve doubt—especially japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplative inquiry into Shiva as the Supreme Self, supported by traditional aids like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where prescribed.