Shloka 35
Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)
ते ब्रह्मलोक इति च श्रुतिराह सनातनी । ऐश्वर्य्यं तु शिवस्यापि समष्टिरिदमेव हि
te brahmaloka iti ca śrutirāha sanātanī | aiśvaryyaṃ tu śivasyāpi samaṣṭiridameva hi
The eternal Śruti indeed declares that realm to be “Brahmaloka.” Yet this very totality, as a composite whole, is also an expression of Śiva’s sovereign lordship (aiśvarya).
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse in the Kailasha Samhita)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that even exalted realms like Brahmaloka, praised by the Veda, are still within the scope of Śiva’s supreme sovereignty—pointing the seeker beyond limited heavens toward the Lord who transcends and pervades them.
By affirming Śiva as the source and ruler of the entire cosmic aggregate, the verse supports Linga-worship as devotion to the all-pervading Pati—Saguna for worship and approach, yet ultimately indicating the transcendent Lord beyond all lokas.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Śiva as the inner ruler of all worlds while japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating vairāgya toward heavenly attainments and aiming for Śiva’s grace-bestowed liberation.