पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
संयुक्तमेतद्द्वितयं क्षरमक्षरमेव च । व्यक्ताव्यक्तं बिभर्तीशो विश्वं विश्वविमोचकः
saṃyuktametaddvitayaṃ kṣaramakṣarameva ca | vyaktāvyaktaṃ bibhartīśo viśvaṃ viśvavimocakaḥ
主承载此成对的真实:可坏与不坏,显现与未显。祂维系宇宙,并以“解脱世界者”(viśva-vimocaka)之身,使其脱离系缚。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: nurturing
It presents Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who contains and governs both levels of reality (manifest/unmanifest, perishable/imperishable) and who alone can free the bound soul from pasha (bondage), granting moksha.
The Linga symbolizes Shiva as the ground of both vyakta and avyakta—form and formlessness together. Worship of Saguna Shiva through the Linga becomes a doorway to realize the Nirguna (imperishable, unmanifest) Lord who liberates.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner support of all states (seen and unseen) while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating detachment from the kshara (perishable) and seeking refuge in the akshara Lord for liberation.