परस्य दुर्निर्णयः—षट्कुलीयमुनिविवादः तथा ब्रह्मदर्शनार्थं मेरुप्रयाणम् | The Dispute of the Six-Lineage Sages on the Supreme and Their Journey to Brahmā at Meru
इदं परमिदं नेति विवादस्सुमहानभूत् । परस्य दुर्निरूपत्वान्न जातस्तत्र निश्चयः
idaṃ paramidaṃ neti vivādassumahānabhūt | parasya durnirūpatvānna jātastatra niścayaḥ
Alors s’éleva une très grande controverse : les uns disaient « Ceci est le Suprême », et les autres « Non, ce n’est pas cela ». Pourtant, nul jugement arrêté n’y fut obtenu, car le Suprême (Pati) est difficile à définir et ne se laisse pas saisir par les descriptions communes.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
It teaches that the Supreme Lord (Pati/Shiva) is beyond the reach of mere conceptual debate; certainty arises not from argument but from purification, devotion, and direct insight into Shiva’s reality.
Since the Supreme is hard to define in words, the Shiva Purana supports approaching Him through accessible sacred forms—especially the Shiva Linga—where saguna worship becomes a doorway to realizing the nirguna, indescribable Pati.
Shift from dispute to sadhana: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), steady dhyana on Shiva (often through the Linga), and traditional Shaiva disciplines like bhasma/tripundra and rudraksha to stabilize devotion and inner clarity.