Shloka 24
प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence
यद्यहं ब्रह्म निर्लिप्तो मायया परमेश्वरः । वेदांतवेद्यो मायेशस्त्वं करिष्यसि किं तदा
yadyahaṃ brahma nirlipto māyayā parameśvaraḥ | vedāṃtavedyo māyeśastvaṃ kariṣyasi kiṃ tadā
「たとえ我がブラフマンにして、マーヤーに染まらぬ至上主、マーヤーの主、ヴェーダーンタにより知らるる者であったとしても――そのとき汝は、いったい何を我に為し得ようか。」
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
The verse asserts Shiva’s status as Parameśvara—Brahman who remains nirlipta (unaffected) by Māyā—teaching that liberation comes from recognizing the Lord as the transcendent Pati who is beyond worldly binding forces.
Though Shiva is described here as the formless Brahman beyond Māyā, Shaiva Siddhānta emphasizes approaching that same Supreme through accessible forms—especially the Śiva-liṅga—so devotion to Saguna Shiva becomes a doorway to realizing the Nirguna reality.
A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplation that Shiva is māyeśa and nirlipta; on Mahāśivarātri, combine this with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and focused meditation on Shiva as the Lord beyond Māyā.