Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
दक्षस्य तपः तथा जगदम्बायाः प्रत्यक्षता — Dakṣa’s Austerities and the Direct Manifestation of Jagadambā
नान्यथा कार्यसिद्धिर्हि निर्विकारी च स प्रभुः । विधेर्विष्णोश्च संसेव्यः पूर्ण एव सदाशिवः
nānyathā kāryasiddhirhi nirvikārī ca sa prabhuḥ | vidherviṣṇośca saṃsevyaḥ pūrṇa eva sadāśivaḥ
En vérité, l’accomplissement de tous les desseins ne s’obtient par aucun autre moyen, car ce Seigneur est immuable. Seul ce Sadāśiva, plein et parfait, doit être vénéré et servi, même par Brahmā (Vidhē) et par Viṣṇu.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s supremacy within the Sati Khanda discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single shrine; it is a doctrinal proclamation: Sadāśiva is pūrṇa (complete), nirvikārī (unchanging), and worshipped even by Brahmā and Viṣṇu.
Significance: Establishes the hierarchy of worship: taking refuge in Sadāśiva is presented as the sole effective means for kārya-siddhi (true fulfillment).
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It declares Sadāśiva as the changeless, complete Supreme (Pati) through whom alone true accomplishment is attained, emphasizing that even cosmic authorities rely upon and worship Him.
Though Sadāśiva is described as nirvikārī (beyond change), devotees approach Him through worshipful service (saṃsevā), which in Purāṇic practice is commonly expressed via Liṅga-pūjā—Saguna worship that leads the mind toward the Nirguṇa, complete Lord.
The verse points to saṃsevā—steady worship and service—practically embodied in daily Shiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined devotion aimed at realizing the changeless Sadāśiva.