Shloka 39
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
योस्मात्परस्माच्च परो निर्विकारी महाप्रभुः । ईक्षते यस्स्वात्मनीदं तं नताः स्म स्वयंभुवम्
yosmātparasmācca paro nirvikārī mahāprabhuḥ | īkṣate yassvātmanīdaṃ taṃ natāḥ sma svayaṃbhuvam
We bow to that Self-born Lord—supreme even beyond the highest, changeless and the Great Sovereign—who beholds this entire universe within His own Self.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Meditation on Svayaṃbhū as the inner seer of the universe strengthens īśvara-pratyabhijñā (recognition of lordship) and steadies the mind for grace (anugraha).
Mantra: yosmātparasmācca paro nirvikārī mahāprabhuḥ | īkṣate yassvātmanīdaṃ taṃ natāḥ sma svayaṃbhuvam
Type: stotra
FAQs
It praises Shiva as Svayambhū (self-existent) and nirvikārī (unchanging), teaching that the cosmos is beheld within His own Self—pointing to Shiva as Pati, the transcendent yet all-pervading Lord who grants liberation when known through devotion and insight.
Though describing Shiva’s transcendent, changeless nature, it supports Saguna worship (like the Śivaliṅga) as a sanctified focus for the mind: the devotee venerates the visible emblem while contemplating the formless Lord who contains and oversees all within Himself.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner Self (svātman) while repeating the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and offer mental prostration (namaskāra); on Mahāśivarātri, combine this with simple Liṅga worship and steady japa to internalize the vision of the changeless Lord.