Shloka 7
Śiva–Hari–Rudra–Vidhīnāṃ Tattva-nirṇayaḥ
Identity of Śiva, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and Brahmā; Nirguṇa–Saguṇa Reconciliation
उभयोर्वादशमने यद्रूपं स दर्शितं बुधाः । महादेवेति विख्यातं निर्गुणेन शिवेन हि
ubhayorvādaśamane yadrūpaṃ sa darśitaṃ budhāḥ | mahādeveti vikhyātaṃ nirguṇena śivena hi
హే బుధులారా, రెండు మార్గాల వాదం శమించినప్పుడు ప్రదర్శితమైన ఆ రూపం ‘మహాదేవ’గా ప్రసిద్ధం; ఎందుకంటే అది నిజంగా నిర్గుణ శివుడే।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya within the Kotirudra Saṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Culmination of Brahmā–Viṣṇu disputation motif (doctrinal resolution)
FAQs
It teaches that when opposing viewpoints and limited concepts are resolved, the seeker recognizes the supreme reality as Mahādeva—Shiva as nirguṇa, beyond all qualities and mental constructions, the final ground of liberation.
In the Kotirudra (Jyotirlinga) setting, the linga and Shiva’s saguna forms function as compassionate revelations that guide devotion and concentration; their deeper purpose is to lead the devotee to the nirguṇa Mahādeva indicated by those sacred manifestations.
Meditate on Shiva as Mahādeva beyond attributes while performing linga-pūjā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady inner recollection that the worshipped form points to the nirguṇa truth.