Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55
दक्षयज्ञे सत्या अपमानबोधः — Satī Encounters Disrespect at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
विरोधियौगपद्यैककर्तृके च तथा द्वयम् । परब्रह्मणि शंभो तु कर्मर्च्छंति न किंचन
virodhiyaugapadyaikakartṛke ca tathā dvayam | parabrahmaṇi śaṃbho tu karmarcchaṃti na kiṃcana
পরব্রহ্ম শম্ভুতে কর্মের আশ্রয় নেওয়ার কোনো অবকাশ নেই—বিরোধী ধর্মের কথা হোক, যুগপৎ ক্রিয়া হোক, এক কর্তা হোক বা দ্বৈততার কল্পনা; এর কিছুই তাঁর ক্ষেত্রে প্রযোজ্য নয়।
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-tattva to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Rudra Saṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that Parabrahman Śiva is beyond all limiting categories—opposites, simultaneity, and doerhood—so karmic bondage cannot adhere to Him; liberation comes by realizing and worshipping that transcendent Shiva-tattva.
The Liṅga is revered as the sign of the formless Parabrahman; Saguna worship (name, form, mantra) is a compassionate means to approach the Nirguna reality that is ultimately untouched by karma and duality.
Meditate on Śiva as the witness beyond doership while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); offer worship to the Liṅga with the intent of surrendering egoic agency, which is the root of karmic binding.