Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
शिवलोकप्रवेशः
Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways
त्वं सर्वकारणं स्वामी विधि विष्ण्वीश्वरः परम् । निर्विकारी सदा साक्षी परमात्मा परेश्वरः
tvaṃ sarvakāraṇaṃ svāmī vidhi viṣṇvīśvaraḥ param | nirvikārī sadā sākṣī paramātmā pareśvaraḥ
Du bist der Herr, die Ursache aller Ursachen—der höchste Lenker selbst über Brahmā und Viṣṇu. Ewig unveränderlich, ewig Zeuge, bist du das höchste Selbst (Paramātman), der transzendente Herr über alles.
A devotee/Deva praising Lord Shiva (as narrated by Suta Goswami in the Rudrasaṃhitā, Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a site-legend; it is a doctrinal proclamation of Śiva’s paratva (supremacy) over Brahmā and Viṣṇu as functional deities.
Significance: Contemplation of Śiva as sarvakāraṇa-kāraṇa and sākṣin supports śaraṇāgati and steadies the aspirant toward grace (anugraha).
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
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It proclaims Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord): the ultimate cause, untouched by change (nirvikārī) and ever-present as the inner Witness (sākṣī). This directs devotion toward liberation through recognizing Shiva as the Paramātmā beyond all limited agencies.
Though Shiva is declared transcendent and formless as the changeless Witness, devotees approach that same Reality through saguna upāsanā—especially the Śiva-liṅga—where the infinite (nirguṇa) is reverently worshiped in an accessible form.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner Witness while japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and offer simple liṅga-pūjā to align outer worship with the inner recognition of the Paramātmā.