सूत उवाच । नित्यानंदमयं शांतं निर्विकल्पं निरामयम् । शिवतत्त्वमनाद्यंतं ये विदुस्ते परं गताः
sūta uvāca | nityānaṃdamayaṃ śāṃtaṃ nirvikalpaṃ nirāmayam | śivatattvamanādyaṃtaṃ ye viduste paraṃ gatāḥ
Sūta said: Those who truly know the reality of Śiva—ever of the nature of bliss, tranquil, free from mental constructions, free from affliction, and without beginning or end—attain the supreme state.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta)
Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya setting implied by Purāṇic frame)
Scene: Sūta, seated in a forest-āśrama or yajña-sabhā, teaches sages about the formless, tranquil Śiva-tattva; the imagery emphasizes stillness—white ash, crescent moon, and a luminous, unbounded presence rather than a concrete icon.
Liberation is attained by realizing Śiva’s true nature—eternal bliss, peace, and transcendence beyond mental constructs.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it presents a universal teaching on Śiva-tattva rather than a site-mahātmya.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on jñāna (true knowing) of Śiva’s reality.