Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā
हरेर्विधेश्च स स्वामी शिवान्न्यूनो न कर्हिचित् । योगादरो ह्यमायस्थो मायेशः परतः परः
harervidheśca sa svāmī śivānnyūno na karhicit | yogādaro hyamāyastho māyeśaḥ parataḥ paraḥ
Il est le Seigneur même de Hari (Viṣṇu) et de l’Ordonnateur (Brahmā), et jamais, en aucune manière, il n’est inférieur à Śiva. Dévoué au Yoga, établi au-delà de l’illusion; Maître de Māyā, et le Suprême au-delà de tout suprême.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse asserts Śiva’s absolute sovereignty: He is the Pati (supreme Lord) who stands beyond Māyā, and even the cosmic functions associated with Viṣṇu and Brahmā remain under His higher transcendence.
By calling Śiva “Māyeśa” and “Parataḥ Paraḥ,” the text frames Linga/Saguna worship as a doorway to the Nirguna reality—devotion to Śiva’s manifest form leads the devotee beyond Māyā to the Supreme.
It points toward yoga-centered Śiva-upāsanā: steady meditation on Śiva (often supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to become “amāyastha,” established beyond delusion.