Shloka 25
पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court
सर्वेषामिह भूतानामहमात्मा सुमध्यमे । निर्विकारी निरीहश्च भक्तेच्छोपात्तविग्रहः
sarveṣāmiha bhūtānāmahamātmā sumadhyame | nirvikārī nirīhaśca bhaktecchopāttavigrahaḥ
O fair-waisted one, I am the very Self of all beings here. I am changeless and without need or dependence; yet, in response to the devotee’s longing, I assume a form that can be approached and worshipped.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva is simultaneously the indwelling Self of all beings (immanent) and also transcendent—unchanging and desireless—yet compassionately accessible by taking a worshipful form for devotees, supporting the path of bhakti toward liberation.
Though Shiva is nirvikāra (unchanging) and beyond limitation, He accepts a saguna, worship-appropriate manifestation—such as the Shiva Linga—specifically to meet the devotee’s longing and enable focused devotion, ritual, and grace.
Cultivate heartfelt bhakti with steady meditation on Shiva’s presence as the inner Self, and support it with saguna worship—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) and Linga-puja—offering devotion that invites Shiva’s gracious manifestation.