Shloka 28
Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā
Interpretive Discipline
श्रुतिराह मुने सा हि साक्षाच्छिवमुखोद्गता । सर्वात्मा परमैरेभिर्गुणैर्नित्यसमन्वयात्
śrutirāha mune sā hi sākṣācchivamukhodgatā | sarvātmā paramairebhirguṇairnityasamanvayāt
圣典《闻传》（吠陀）啊，圣者，它宣说：此经确由湿婆亲口直接流出。因祂是一切之自性（众生之我），故恒与至上功德相应，常为依持与光明之源。
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages, inferred from Purana dialogue convention in philosophical sections)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It establishes Shruti (Vedic revelation) as originating from Shiva Himself, grounding Shaiva doctrine in scriptural authority and affirming Shiva as the inner Self (Sarvatma) who grants liberating knowledge.
If Shruti is Shiva’s own utterance, then the prescribed modes of worship—including reverence to Shiva’s manifest (saguna) forms such as the Linga—are validated as divinely revealed means to approach the transcendent (nirguna) Shiva.
The takeaway is śravaṇa and manana of Shiva-centered Shruti: study/recitation of Vedic-Shiva teachings with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namah Shivaya”) as a practical way to internalize Shiva as the Self of all.