Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62
पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
न चास्य जनिता कश्चिन्न च जन्म कुतश्चन । न जन्महेतवस्तद्वन्मलमायादिसंज्ञकाः
na cāsya janitā kaścinna ca janma kutaścana | na janmahetavastadvanmalamāyādisaṃjñakāḥ
त्याचा कोणी जनक नाही आणि त्याचा जन्मही कुठूनही होत नाही। तसेच त्याच्यासाठी जन्माची कारणेही नाहीत—‘मल’ (अशुद्धी), ‘माया’ इत्यादी।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: न चास्य जनिता कश्चिन्न च जन्म कुतश्चन । न जन्महेतवस्तद्वन्मलमायादिसंज्ञकाः
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati—the unborn, uncaused Supreme—who is not conditioned by impurity (mala) or māyā, guiding the seeker toward liberation through recognizing His transcendence.
While Shiva is birthless and beyond māyā, devotees approach Him through Saguna worship such as the Linga, which serves as an accessible form pointing to His Nirguna reality.
Meditate on Shiva as ajā (unborn) while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and cultivate inner purity to transcend mala and māyā.