Shloka 24
शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”
एवं वदंति वरदं सर्वावासं स्वयम्भुवम् । श्रुतयः श्रुतिसारज्ञं श्रुतिसारविदश्च ये
evaṃ vadaṃti varadaṃ sarvāvāsaṃ svayambhuvam | śrutayaḥ śrutisārajñaṃ śrutisāravidaśca ye
Thus do the Śrutis (the Vedas) declare the Self-born Lord—bestower of boons, the indwelling refuge of all—Him who knows the essence of the Vedas; and so too do those who are themselves knowers of the Vedic essence.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It establishes Shiva as Svayambhu (self-existent) and Sarvāvāsa (indwelling refuge of all), affirmed by the Śrutis—so devotion to Shiva is aligned with the highest Vedic purport and leads toward liberation under the grace of Pati.
By calling Shiva the ‘abode of all’ and ‘boon-giver,’ the verse supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—as a valid approach to the all-pervading Lord whose presence is accessible through sacred form while remaining the Vedic essence.
Contemplate Shiva as the inner-dweller (sarvāvāsa) while repeating the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with reverence for Śruti, treating japa as a Veda-aligned path to grace and steadiness of mind.