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
ಶಿವನು ಸರ್ವಜೀವಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಸರ್ವಮಯನು; ಸ್ವಯಂ ಅನುಭವಿಸಬೇಕಾದವನು, ಪರಾತ್ಪರನು. ವಾಕ್ಗೋಚರನಲ್ಲ—ಅವನು ಪರಮವೂ, ಪರಮಾತೀತವೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ.
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.