Shloka 33
पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court
त्वं ब्रह्म परमात्मा हि निर्गुणः प्रकृतेः परः । निर्विकारी निरीहश्च स्वतन्त्रः परमेश्वरः
tvaṃ brahma paramātmā hi nirguṇaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ | nirvikārī nirīhaśca svatantraḥ parameśvaraḥ
You are truly Brahman—the Supreme Self (Paramātman); beyond the guṇas, transcending Prakṛti. Changeless and desireless, ever independent, You are the Supreme Lord, Parameśvara.
Pārvatī (addressing Lord Śiva as Parameśvara)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Doctrinal praise of Śiva as Brahman/Paramātmā beyond Prakṛti; not anchored to a specific shrine narrative.
Significance: Supports jñāna-bhakti: meditating on Śiva’s transcendence (nirguṇa, nirvikāra, nirīha, svatantra) is held to purify the paśu and loosen pāśa (bondage).
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It proclaims Śiva as the supreme Pati—Brahman and Paramātmā—who is beyond Prakṛti and the three guṇas, establishing Him as the changeless, independent Lord who grants liberation.
Though Śiva is described here as nirguṇa (beyond attributes), devotees worship Him through saguna forms such as the Śivaliṅga; the liṅga serves as a sacred support for meditation on the same transcendent Parameśvara.
Meditate on Śiva as ‘nirguṇa, nirvikārī, svatantra’ while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); support the practice with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and devotion.