Shloka 10
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
यस्य भासो विभातीदञ्जगत्सर्वं समन्ततः । सर्व्वैश्वर्य्येण सम्पन्नो नाम्ना सर्व्वेश्वरस्स्वयम्
yasya bhāso vibhātīdañjagatsarvaṃ samantataḥ | sarvvaiśvaryyeṇa sampanno nāmnā sarvveśvarassvayam
Durch wessen Strahlen dieses ganze Weltall ringsum erglänzt; Er, erfüllt von allen göttlichen Herrschaften, heißt selbst Sarveśvara — der Herr über alles.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa-saṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose conscious radiance enables the world to appear and function; recognizing Him as the inner light supports detachment from pāśa (bondage) and turns the seeker toward liberation.
The Linga is revered as the sign of the all-pervading Lord whose light sustains the cosmos; Saguna worship focuses the mind on Sarveśvara’s sovereignty, while pointing ultimately to His transcendent, all-illuminating nature.
Meditate on Shiva as the light behind all perception and repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady awareness; this aligns devotion (bhakti) with inner contemplation (dhyāna) of Sarveśvara.