Shloka 18
काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva
अतद्व्यावृत्तितस्त्वां वै चकितं चकितं सदा । अभिधत्ते श्रुतिः सर्वा परेषां का कथा मता
atadvyāvṛttitastvāṃ vai cakitaṃ cakitaṃ sadā | abhidhatte śrutiḥ sarvā pareṣāṃ kā kathā matā
Because You are beyond all that is “not That”—beyond every limiting description—the whole Śruti, the Vedic revelation, speaks of You as ever wondrous, ever astonishing. If even the Śruti declares You thus, what can anyone else’s opinion say about describing You?
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: अतद्व्यावृत्तितस्त्वां वै चकितं चकितं सदा । अभिधत्ते श्रुतिः सर्वा परेषां का कथा मता
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva (Pati) transcends all limiting concepts; even the Vedas can only point to Him with reverent wonder, so the devotee approaches Him through humility, devotion, and direct realization rather than mere debate.
Though Shiva is ultimately beyond description (nirguṇa in the sense of beyond limiting attributes), the Linga and other saguna forms serve as compassionate, accessible supports for devotion—symbols through which the indescribable Reality is worshipped.
Contemplative japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a sense of sacred awe, accompanied by simple Linga worship (water/abhisheka) or Tripuṇḍra-bhasma devotion, aligns practice with this teaching.