Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तस्य देवाधिदेवस्य मूर्त्तिस्साक्षात्सदाशिवः । पञ्चमंत्रतनुर्देवः कलापञ्चकविग्रहः

Transliteration

tasya devādhidevasya mūrttissākṣātsadāśivaḥ | pañcamaṃtratanurdevaḥ kalāpañcakavigrahaḥ

Translation

The manifest form of that God of gods is verily Sadāśiva Himself—He whose very body is constituted of the five sacred mantras, and whose embodiment is formed of the five divine kalās (powers/parts).

Word by Word

तस्यof him; of that

देवाधिदेवस्यof the God over gods

मूर्तिःthe embodiment; form

साक्षात्directly; manifestly

सदाशिवःSadāśiva

पञ्चमन्त्रतनुःone whose body is the five mantras

देवःthe god

कलापञ्चकविग्रहःhaving the form of the five kalās

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Sadashiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It declares that the supreme Lord (Devādhideva) is directly present as Sadāśiva, and that His approachable, worship-worthy manifestation is inseparable from mantra and divine power—showing mantra as a living embodiment of Pati (Shiva) who grants liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By identifying Sadāśiva as the Lord’s ‘mūrti’ (manifest form), it supports Saguna worship: Shiva is worshipped through a concrete embodiment—often the Liṅga—while recognizing that this form is filled with mantra and kalā (divine potency), not merely material shape.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-upāsanā is primary: regular japa of the Shaiva fivefold mantra tradition (centered in practice on the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with dhyāna on Sadāśiva as mantra-maya (made of mantra) is the key takeaway.