Shloka 55
Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue
Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga
व्यास उवाच । श्रूयताम्पाण्डवास्सर्वे कथयामि हितं सदा । शिवं सर्वं परं दृष्ट्वा परं ब्रह्म सताङ्गतिम्
vyāsa uvāca | śrūyatāmpāṇḍavāssarve kathayāmi hitaṃ sadā | śivaṃ sarvaṃ paraṃ dṛṣṭvā paraṃ brahma satāṅgatim
Wika ni Vyāsa: “O mga Pāṇḍava, makinig kayong lahat. Lagi kong sasabihin ang tunay na kapaki-pakinabang. Pagkatapos masilayan si Śiva bilang ang Lahat at ang Kataas-taasan, alamin ninyo na Siya ang Parabrahman—ang sukdulang kanlungan at hantungan ng mga matuwid.”
Vyasa
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames Śiva as Para-brahman and the satāṃ gati (final refuge), a doctrinal basis for all Śiva-kṣetra pilgrimage as movement toward the Lord (Pati).
FAQs
It identifies Śiva as both immanent (the All) and transcendent (Supreme Brahman), establishing Him as the highest refuge and final goal (gati) for seekers of liberation.
By declaring Śiva as both ‘Sarva’ and ‘Para,’ the verse supports Saguna worship (such as Śiva-liṅga devotion) as a valid means to realize the Nirguna/Para-Brahman reality of Śiva.
The practical takeaway is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and contemplation on Śiva as the Supreme; this is commonly paired in Shaiva practice with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize that realization.