Shloka 59
देव्युवाच । अद्वितीयो महेशानः परब्रह्म सदाशिवः । यत्तत्त्वन्न विदुर्वेदा विष्ण्वादीनां च का कथा
devyuvāca | advitīyo maheśānaḥ parabrahma sadāśivaḥ | yattattvanna vidurvedā viṣṇvādīnāṃ ca kā kathā
La Déesse dit : «Maheśāna, Sadāśiva, est sans second — le Brahman suprême. Même les Veda ne connaissent pas son principe véritable ; que dire alors de Viṣṇu et des autres dieux ?»
Parvati (Devi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: अद्वितीयो महेशानः परब्रह्म सदाशिवः । यत्तत्त्वन्न विदुर्वेदा विष्ण्वादीनां च का कथा
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It proclaims Sadāśiva as the non-dual Supreme Reality (Parabrahman) whose tattva transcends ordinary knowledge, directing the seeker to devotion and inner realization rather than mere intellectual grasp.
Though Shiva’s highest nature is beyond description, the Shiva Purana affirms that worship of Saguna Shiva—especially in the Linga—gives access to that transcendent tattva through grace (anugraha) and focused devotion.
Contemplate Shiva as advitīya (one without a second) while doing japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva disciplines.