Shloka 58
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
शिवादीशान उत्पन्नस्ततस्तत्पुरुषोद्भवः । ततोऽघोरस्ततो वामस्सद्योजातोद्भवस्ततः
śivādīśāna utpannastatastatpuruṣodbhavaḥ | tato'ghorastato vāmassadyojātodbhavastataḥ
由湿婆而出伊舍那（Īśāna）；由彼而生怛补鲁沙（Tatpuruṣa）。继而阿伽罗（Aghora）显现；随后婆摩（Vāma）出现；由此又生萨德约阇多（Sadyojāta）。
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
This verse presents Śiva’s ordered manifestation as the five divine aspects (Pañcabrahma), teaching that the one Pati (Supreme Lord) expresses Himself in multiple sacred modes for creation, protection, dissolution, concealment, and grace—guiding the bound soul (paśu) toward mokṣa.
The Liṅga is the worshipable sign of Śiva’s transcendent reality, while the Pañcabrahma are His saguna revelations that devotees contemplate in mantra and iconography. Meditating on these aspects stabilizes devotion and makes the formless truth accessible through form, name, and worship.
A practical takeaway is Pañcabrahma-mantra contemplation (or japa aligned to Śiva’s five aspects) along with steady Liṅga-pūjā—ideally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to Shaiva discipline and inward recollection of Śiva.