Shloka 40
देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”
वस्तुतोऽविकृतोऽदीनोऽस्त्यजितः परमेश्वरः । परिपूर्णः शिवः स्वामी मायाधीशोऽखिलेश्वरः
vastuto'vikṛto'dīno'styajitaḥ parameśvaraḥ | paripūrṇaḥ śivaḥ svāmī māyādhīśo'khileśvaraḥ
โดยแท้จริง ปรเมศวรทรงไม่แปรเปลี่ยน ไม่เสื่อมถอย และไม่อาจมีผู้พิชิตได้ พระศิวะผู้เป็นนายอันบริบูรณ์นั้น ทรงเป็นเจ้าเหนือมายา และเป็นอัคคะอีศวรแห่งสรรพสิ่งทั้งปวง।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as Pati—the Supreme Reality who remains unchanged and unconquered, complete in Himself, and therefore the ultimate refuge for liberation beyond the shifts of Māyā.
Though Śiva is described as transcendent and unmodified, devotees approach Him through saguna worship—such as the Śivaliṅga—recognizing the Liṅga as a sacred support for meditating on the formless Lord who rules Māyā.
Meditate on Śiva with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating Him as avikṛta (unchanging) and māyādhīśa (Lord over Māyā); this supports steadiness in japa, vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) remembrance, and inner detachment.