Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
सर्वोपरि च यस्यास्ति शिवलोकः परात्परः । यत्र संराजते शंभुः परब्रह्म परमेश्वरः
sarvopari ca yasyāsti śivalokaḥ parātparaḥ | yatra saṃrājate śaṃbhuḥ parabrahma parameśvaraḥ
Au-dessus de tous les mondes se tient le Śivaloka suprême, plus haut que le plus haut ; là, Śambhu règne en pleine majesté — Lui, le Brahman suprême, le Seigneur transcendant de tout.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga-sthala; the verse points to Śivaloka as the transcendent realm (para-vyoma) where Śambhu reigns as Parabrahman.
Significance: Contemplation of Śivaloka functions as a mokṣa-oriented upāsanā: orienting the paśu (soul) toward the pati (Śiva) beyond all lokas.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It proclaims Śivaloka as the supreme, transcendent realm and identifies Śiva (Śambhu) as Parabrahman and Parameśvara—affirming that liberation culminates in the Lord’s highest sovereignty beyond all limited worlds.
By calling Śiva both Parabrahman (ultimate reality) and Parameśvara (personal Lord), the verse supports the Shaiva view that Saguna worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—leads the devotee toward realization of the same supreme, transcendent Śiva.
Meditate on Śambhu as the supreme ruler of Śivaloka while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating bhakti and inner detachment that orient the mind toward the highest abode.