Shloka 60
पंचभिर्ब्रह्मभिस्स्पृष्ट्वा जपेत्स्थलमनन्यधीः । यो देवानामुपक्रम्य यः परः स महेश्वरः
paṃcabhirbrahmabhisspṛṣṭvā japetsthalamananyadhīḥ | yo devānāmupakramya yaḥ paraḥ sa maheśvaraḥ
Having touched (and thus sanctified) the sacred spot with the five Brahma-mantras, one should perform japa there with an undistracted mind. He who stands beyond the gods and is approached even by the devas—He alone is Mahādeva, Maheśvara.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasha Samhita teaching to the sages, summarizing Shaiva practice and Shiva’s supremacy)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Affirms Maheśvara as transcendent over the devas; japa at a sanctified spot is framed as a means toward Śiva’s grace (anugraha) and release from bonds.
Mantra: यो देवानामुपक्रम्य यः परः स महेश्वरः
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that true worship is focused mantra-japa performed in a sanctified space, and it affirms Śiva as Pati—the Supreme Lord beyond even the devas—who grants liberation when approached with one-pointed devotion.
By emphasizing consecration of the place and disciplined japa, it supports Saguna upāsanā (approach to Śiva through form, mantra, and ritual purity), while declaring that the very deity so worshiped is also Para—transcendent beyond all gods.
Sanctify the worship spot with sacred Vedic formulas (the “five Brahma-mantras” as a purificatory act) and then perform steady, undistracted mantra-japa—ideally with Shaiva aids like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa if part of one’s observance.