Shloka 10
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
यस्य भासो विभातीदञ्जगत्सर्वं समन्ततः । सर्व्वैश्वर्य्येण सम्पन्नो नाम्ना सर्व्वेश्वरस्स्वयम्
yasya bhāso vibhātīdañjagatsarvaṃ samantataḥ | sarvvaiśvaryyeṇa sampanno nāmnā sarvveśvarassvayam
Sa pamamagitan ng Kanyang ningning, ang buong sansinukob ay nagliliwanag sa lahat ng dako. Siya, na ganap sa lahat ng banal na kapangyarihan, ay kilala sa pangalang Sarveśvara—Panginoon ng lahat.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa-saṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose conscious radiance enables the world to appear and function; recognizing Him as the inner light supports detachment from pāśa (bondage) and turns the seeker toward liberation.
The Linga is revered as the sign of the all-pervading Lord whose light sustains the cosmos; Saguna worship focuses the mind on Sarveśvara’s sovereignty, while pointing ultimately to His transcendent, all-illuminating nature.
Meditate on Shiva as the light behind all perception and repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady awareness; this aligns devotion (bhakti) with inner contemplation (dhyāna) of Sarveśvara.