Shloka 19
पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्
Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman
यस्य पूजाप्रभावेण कामास्सिद्ध्यन्ति सर्वशः । कुतो विकारस्तस्यास्ति निर्विकारस्य सर्वदा
yasya pūjāprabhāveṇa kāmāssiddhyanti sarvaśaḥ | kuto vikārastasyāsti nirvikārasya sarvadā
By the sheer potency of worship of Him, all cherished aims are fulfilled in every way; how then could any change or defect ever belong to the One who is eternally changeless?
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages, in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General siddhānta claim: worship yields fulfillment of aims, yet the Lord remains nirvikāra (unchanging). The verse juxtaposes efficacy in the world with Śiva’s transcendence.
Significance: Assures devotees that prayers can be answered without implying change in God; supports mature theism where Śiva’s immutable nature coexists with responsive grace.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It asserts that the object of true worship is eternally nirvikāra (unchanging); therefore, the fruits of worship arise from divine grace and spiritual alignment, not from any instability or limitation in the Supreme (Pati) and His inseparable Śakti.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship (Linga-pūjā, mantra, offerings) is a compassionate doorway to realize the Nirguna–Nirvikāra truth: the Lord is beyond modification, yet graciously accessible through form and ritual, granting both worldly aims and liberation-oriented purity.
Steady pūjā with mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with purity (bhasma/Tripuṇḍra where traditional) and single-pointed devotion, trusting the prabhāva of worship to remove vikāra and mature the seeker toward mokṣa.