Shloka 16
Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā
Interpretive Discipline
अन्यथा तत्पतित्वं तु न भवेदिति यत्नतः । य एषोन्तरिति शंभुश्छान्दोग्ये श्रूयते शिवः
anyathā tatpatitvaṃ tu na bhavediti yatnataḥ | ya eṣontariti śaṃbhuśchāndogye śrūyate śivaḥ
否则，他作为至上主宰（最高之Pati）的主权便无法确立。因此当谨慎领会：在《禅陀迦奥义书》中被称为“内在者”的湿婆、商婆，正是那位至上之主。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: ya eṣo’ntar iti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It asserts that Śiva is the Supreme Pati (Lord) and is also the indwelling reality spoken of by śruti as the “Inner One,” grounding Shaiva doctrine in Upaniṣadic authority.
By identifying Śiva as the Antaryāmin (inner ruler), it harmonizes Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā) with the truth that the same Śiva abides within all beings as their inner Lord.
Meditate on Śiva as the indwelling presence (“He who is within”) while repeating the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), letting external worship mature into inner contemplation.