Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
उत्तरोत्तरभूतानामुत्तरश्च निरुत्तरः । अनन्तानन्तसन्दोहमकरंदमधुव्रतः
uttarottarabhūtānāmuttaraśca niruttaraḥ | anantānantasandohamakaraṃdamadhuvrataḥ
พระองค์ทรงเป็น ‘ผู้สูงยิ่ง’ เหนือสรรพผู้สูงทั้งหลาย และเป็นสัจธรรมอันไม่อาจมีสิ่งใดเหนือกว่า (นิรุตตระ) พระองค์ทรงเป็นหมู่แห่งอนันต์อันไร้ที่สิ้นสุด; สำหรับภักตะผู้ถือพรตดุจผึ้งที่ดื่มน้ำผึ้งแห่งปีติของพระองค์ พระองค์คือแก่นน้ำหวาน (มกรันทะ).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it is a devotional-metaphysical climax portraying Śiva as anuttara (niruttara) and as the bliss-essence sought by devotees—aligning with Siddhānta’s view that mokṣa is Śiva’s grace and the soul’s enjoyment of Śiva’s bliss in His presence.
Significance: Encourages bhakti as ‘madhuvrata’ (bee-like savoring): repeated darśana, nāma-japa, and temple-sevā to taste the ‘makaranda’ of Śiva-anubhava.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati—the unsurpassed Supreme beyond all hierarchies—while also affirming His immanent sweetness experienced by devotees as bliss-nectar, pointing to liberation through knowing and tasting His presence.
Though Shiva is described as niruttara (beyond all), the ‘nectar’ imagery supports Saguna worship: the Linga becomes a tangible focus through which devotees approach the transcendent Lord and experience His grace.
Adopt bee-like single-pointed devotion: daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady dhyāna on Shiva/Linga, seeking the ‘essence’ of awareness rather than external distraction.