Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3
इदं परमिदं नेति विवादस्सुमहानभूत् । परस्य दुर्निरूपत्वान्न जातस्तत्र निश्चयः
idaṃ paramidaṃ neti vivādassumahānabhūt | parasya durnirūpatvānna jātastatra niścayaḥ
A very great dispute arose—some saying, “This is the Supreme,” and others, “No, this is not.” Yet no settled conclusion was reached there, because the Supreme Lord (Pati) is difficult to define and cannot be pinned down by ordinary description.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme Lord (Pati/Shiva) is beyond the reach of mere conceptual debate; certainty arises not from argument but from purification, devotion, and direct insight into Shiva’s reality.
Since the Supreme is hard to define in words, the Shiva Purana supports approaching Him through accessible sacred forms—especially the Shiva Linga—where saguna worship becomes a doorway to realizing the nirguna, indescribable Pati.
Shift from dispute to sadhana: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), steady dhyana on Shiva (often through the Linga), and traditional Shaiva disciplines like bhasma/tripundra and rudraksha to stabilize devotion and inner clarity.