Shloka 9
विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्
Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu
अमनोगोचरम्वाचां विषयन्न कदाचन । अनामरूपवर्णं च न च स्थूलं न यत्कृशम्
amanogocaramvācāṃ viṣayanna kadācana | anāmarūpavarṇaṃ ca na ca sthūlaṃ na yatkṛśam
Il est au-delà de la portée du mental et n’est jamais objet de parole. Sans nom, sans forme ni couleur, ni grossier ni subtil : ainsi doit-on comprendre le Seigneur Suprême (Śiva), le Pati transcendant.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching on Śiva’s nirguṇa nature to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s highest reality is nirguṇa—beyond mental conception and verbal description—so liberation comes through inner realization and grace rather than mere intellectual definition.
Although Śiva is ultimately beyond name and form, devotees approach Him compassionately through saguna supports like the Śiva-liṅga, mantra, and pūjā; these are gateways leading the mind toward the formless truth indicated here.
Practice mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with meditation that releases mental images, contemplating Śiva as beyond speech and thought while using worship as a steadying support.