Shloka 59
Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā
Names and Forms of the Devī
देव्युवाच । अद्वितीयो महेशानः परब्रह्म सदाशिवः । यत्तत्त्वन्न विदुर्वेदा विष्ण्वादीनां च का कथा
devyuvāca | advitīyo maheśānaḥ parabrahma sadāśivaḥ | yattattvanna vidurvedā viṣṇvādīnāṃ ca kā kathā
The Goddess said: “Maheśāna, Sadāśiva, is without a second—the Supreme Brahman. Even the Vedas do not know His true tattva; what then can be said of Viṣṇu and the other gods?”
Parvati (Devi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: अद्वितीयो महेशानः परब्रह्म सदाशिवः । यत्तत्त्वन्न विदुर्वेदा विष्ण्वादीनां च का कथा
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It proclaims Sadāśiva as the non-dual Supreme Reality (Parabrahman) whose tattva transcends ordinary knowledge, directing the seeker to devotion and inner realization rather than mere intellectual grasp.
Though Shiva’s highest nature is beyond description, the Shiva Purana affirms that worship of Saguna Shiva—especially in the Linga—gives access to that transcendent tattva through grace (anugraha) and focused devotion.
Contemplate Shiva as advitīya (one without a second) while doing japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva disciplines.