Shloka 16
सर्वभूतात्मनामेकभावनां यो न पश्यति । त्रिसुराणां भिदां दक्ष स शांतिमधिगच्छति
sarvabhūtātmanāmekabhāvanāṃ yo na paśyati | trisurāṇāṃ bhidāṃ dakṣa sa śāṃtimadhigacchati
O Dakṣa, one who beholds the single, unified Presence of the Self within all beings—and harbors no division even among the three gods—attains true peace.
Lord Shiva (instructing Daksha within the Sati Khanda narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Cultivating non-sectarian vision (abheda-buddhi) toward the Trimūrti is taught as a purifier of devotion and a direct cause of inner peace (śānti).
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that peace arises from ekabhāvanā—seeing one inner Self pervading all beings—and from dropping sectarian or egoic comparisons even among Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra; this aligns with Shaiva discipline of dissolving bheda (divisive cognition) to approach liberation.
Linga-worship trains the mind to recognize Shiva as the all-pervading Pati behind every form; by focusing on one Reality expressed through many names and functions (including the ‘three gods’), the devotee moves from external difference to inner unity, which the verse calls the basis of śānti.
Practice daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a brief meditation that the same Shiva-Self dwells in all beings; optionally apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder to abandon pride and divisive identity, cultivating equal vision (sama-darśana).