कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”
निस्त्रैगुण्यः शिवः साक्षात्तुर्यश्च प्रकृतेः परः । निर्गुणो निर्विकारी त्वं नानालीलाविशारदः
nistraiguṇyaḥ śivaḥ sākṣātturyaśca prakṛteḥ paraḥ | nirguṇo nirvikārī tvaṃ nānālīlāviśāradaḥ
أنت شيفا حقًّا—متجاوزٌ للغونات الثلاث، أنت «التورية» (turya) المتعالية، وفوق البراكريتي. أنت نيرغونا، لا تبدّل فيك ولا تحوّل، ومع ذلك فأنت بالغ الإتقان في إظهار ليلاتٍ إلهية لا تُحصى.
Sati (addressing Lord Shiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
It affirms Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord—who is beyond guṇas and Prakṛti, untouched by change, yet freely reveals grace through līlā; realizing this leads the bound soul (paśu) toward moksha.
Though Shiva is nirguṇa and beyond Prakṛti, He compassionately becomes knowable through saguna forms—especially the Śiva-liṅga—so devotees can focus mind and devotion on the transcendent Reality.
Meditate on Shiva as turya—unchanging awareness—while japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” steadies the mind; worship can be supported with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids to remembrance.