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
In Śambhu, dem höchsten Brahman, gibt es keinerlei Raum, dass Karma sich festsetzen könnte—ob man von widersprüchlichen Eigenschaften, gleichzeitiger Handlung, einem einzigen Handelnden oder gar von Dualität spricht; nichts davon trifft auf Ihn zu.
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.