Shloka 4
प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva
देवो गुणत्रयातीतः सर्वज्ञः सर्वकृत्प्रभुः । ओमित्येकाक्षरे मंत्रे स्थितोहं सर्वगश्शिवः
devo guṇatrayātītaḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvakṛtprabhuḥ | omityekākṣare maṃtre sthitohaṃ sarvagaśśivaḥ
ខ្ញុំជាព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏ទេវៈ លើសពីគុណបីទាំងឡាយ ជាអ្នកដឹងគ្រប់យ៉ាង និងជាព្រះម្ចាស់អ្នកធ្វើគ្រប់យ៉ាង។ ខ្ញុំ—ព្រះសិវៈ អ្នកស្ថិតគ្រប់ទី និងពេញលេញគ្រប់យ៉ាង—ស្ថិតនៅក្នុងមន្ត្រ អក្សរតែមួយ «អោម»។
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: ॐ इति एकाक्षरः मन्त्रः
Type: gayatri
FAQs
The verse declares Śiva as Pati—the Supreme Lord—who is beyond the three guṇas and yet the inner ruler of all. Spiritually, it directs the seeker from guṇa-bound experience to the transcendental Śiva realized through mantra and grace, culminating in liberation (moksha).
Though Śiva is proclaimed guṇātīta (nirguṇa), He is also accessible through a concrete upāya (means): mantra. In Shaiva Siddhanta, the Linga and saguna forms serve as compassionate supports for worship, leading the devotee to recognize the same all-pervading Śiva indicated here as abiding in “Om”.
Japa and dhyāna on the one-syllable mantra “Om” (praṇava) is implied—contemplating Śiva as all-pervading and beyond the guṇas. Practically, it can be integrated with daily Shiva worship (pūjā), and mantra-japa as part of Shiva Purana rituals for Mahashivratri.