Shloka 17
अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः
Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites
विश्वस्य हेतुरुदयस्थितिसंयमनस्य हि । तदपेक्षतयात्मेशोऽनपेक्षस्सर्वदा विभुः
viśvasya heturudayasthitisaṃyamanasya hi | tadapekṣatayātmeśo'napekṣassarvadā vibhuḥ
En verdad, Él es la causa del surgir, del sostenerse y del refrenarse (disolverse) del universo. Y, sin embargo, el Señor del Sí mismo, el Vibhū que todo lo penetra, permanece por siempre independiente: no condicionado ni necesitado de nada, aunque todo dependa de Él.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Affirms Śiva as independent cause; contemplation of His pañcakṛtya-oriented lordship supports īśvara-bhāvanā and surrender (śaraṇāgati).
Type: stotra
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It establishes Śiva as Pati—the ultimate, independent Reality—who governs creation, preservation, and dissolution, while all souls and worlds remain dependent on Him; realizing this dependence leads to surrender and liberation.
Linga worship honors Śiva as the transcendent yet immanent Lord: though beyond all needs (anapekṣa), He becomes the accessible cosmic ruler (Saguna) who supports and withdraws the universe.
Practice steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with the attitude of dependence on Śiva alone, optionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of His all-pervading lordship.