Shloka 17
काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva
न त्वां जानंति देवेश वेदाश्शास्त्राणि कृत्स्नशः । अतीतो महिमाध्वानं तव वाङ्मनसोः सदा
na tvāṃ jānaṃti deveśa vedāśśāstrāṇi kṛtsnaśaḥ | atīto mahimādhvānaṃ tava vāṅmanasoḥ sadā
ໂອ້ ພຣະເຈົ້າແຫ່ງເທວະທັງປວງ, ພຣະເວດ ແລະ ຄໍາພີທັງຫມົດ ບໍ່ອາດຮູ້ຈັກພຣະອົງໄດ້ຄົບຖ້ວນ. ເສັ້ນທາງແຫ່ງພຣະສະຫງ່າລາສີຂອງພຣະອົງ ຍ່ອມເກີນກວ່າຄໍາເວົ້າ ແລະ ຈິດໃຈ ຢູ່ເສມອ.
Pārvatī (addressing Lord Śiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: न त्वां जानंति देवेश वेदाश्शास्त्राणि कृत्स्नशः । अतीतो महिमाध्वानं तव वाङ्मनसोः सदा
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares Śiva as the supreme Pati whose true greatness surpasses intellectual and scriptural grasp; liberation arises not from mere conceptual knowledge, but from grace-filled devotion and inner realization.
Though Śiva is ultimately beyond mind and speech (nirguṇa), devotees approach Him through accessible forms (saguṇa), especially the Śivaliṅga, where the infinite is honored through a sacred symbol and loving worship.
Meditate on Śiva with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” letting speech and thought settle into reverence; complement with simple liṅga-pūjā (water/abhisheka) as a devotional doorway to the transcendent.