Shloka 76
मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach
to the Sage
अनेकरूपनामा च नाना लीलाकरः प्रभुः । सर्वस्वामी स्वतन्त्रश्च मायाधीशोऽविकल्पकः
anekarūpanāmā ca nānā līlākaraḥ prabhuḥ | sarvasvāmī svatantraśca māyādhīśo'vikalpakaḥ
Il est le Seigneur aux formes multiples et aux noms innombrables, accomplissant des līlās divines variées. Il est le Souverain de tout, toujours indépendant, le maître de Māyā, et l’Unique affranchi de toute distinction limitante et de toute alternative.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Śiva Purāṇa to the sages, conveying the doctrinal praise of Lord Śiva in the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who manifests countless names and forms for līlā, yet remains inwardly beyond all limiting distinctions (avikalpakaḥ). For the seeker, it teaches devotion to His accessible forms while knowing His transcendence over Māyā.
The Liṅga symbolizes the one Lord who can be approached through form (saguṇa) while indicating the formless, distinctionless reality beyond conceptual alternatives (avikalpa). Thus, many forms and names are valid gateways to the same Sarvasvāmī.
Meditate on Śiva with the pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating Him as Māyādhīśa (ruler of Māyā) and avikalpaka (beyond dualistic thought), while maintaining steady bhakti toward His chosen form or Liṅga.