Shloka 14
शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्
Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā
शिवस्सर्वमयः पुंसां स्वयं वेद्यः परात्परः । वक्तुं न शक्यते यश्च परं चानु परं च यत्
śivassarvamayaḥ puṃsāṃ svayaṃ vedyaḥ parātparaḥ | vaktuṃ na śakyate yaśca paraṃ cānu paraṃ ca yat
शिव समस्त प्राणियों में सर्वमय हैं; वे स्वयं अनुभूत होने योग्य हैं और परात्पर हैं। वे वाणी से कहे नहीं जा सकते—वे परम भी हैं और परम से परे भी।
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Umāsaṃhitā teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
FAQs
It declares Śiva as Pati—the all-pervading Supreme who is ultimately known through direct inner realization, not merely through concepts or speech; this points to liberation through Śiva-jñāna (God-realization).
Though Śiva is beyond words and beyond the highest (nirguṇa-paratattva), devotees approach Him through saguna forms like the Liṅga; the form supports meditation until the formless truth is realized within.
Emphasize japa and dhyāna aimed at direct realization—especially Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady inner contemplation; external aids like bhasma and rudrākṣa can support discipline, but the verse stresses self-realization as the culmination.