Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25
प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा
The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga
अनंताच्छुद्धविद्यायाः परस्ताच्च महेश्वरात् । सर्वविद्येश्वराधीशान्न पराच्च सदाशिवात्
anaṃtācchuddhavidyāyāḥ parastācca maheśvarāt | sarvavidyeśvarādhīśānna parācca sadāśivāt
അനന്തനെയും അതിക്രമിച്ച്, ശുദ്ധവിദ്യയെയും അതിക്രമിച്ച്, മഹേശ്വരനെയും അതിക്രമിച്ച്—സകല വിദ്യേശ്വരന്മാരുടെയും അധീശ്വരനായ സദാശിവനേക്കാൾ പരമൻ മറ്റാരുമില്ല।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares Sadāśiva as the unsurpassed Pati (Supreme Lord), higher than all gradations of divine power and knowledge, affirming that liberation ultimately depends on His grace and realization.
The Liṅga is revered as the accessible sign of the transcendent Lord; worship begins with saguna devotion and culminates in recognizing Sadāśiva as beyond all categories of knowledge and cosmic functions.
Meditate on Sadāśiva as the highest reality while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bhasma and bilva with the intent of transcending limited knowledge into Śiva-realization.