परस्य दुर्निर्णयः—षट्कुलीयमुनिविवादः तथा ब्रह्मदर्शनार्थं मेरुप्रयाणम् | The Dispute of the Six-Lineage Sages on the Supreme and Their Journey to Brahmā at Meru
त्वयैव निखिलं सृष्टं संहृतं पालितं जगत् । तथापि मायया नाथ न विद्मस्त्वां पितामह
tvayaiva nikhilaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ saṃhṛtaṃ pālitaṃ jagat | tathāpi māyayā nātha na vidmastvāṃ pitāmaha
تیرے ہی ذریعے یہ سارا جگت پیدا ہوتا ہے، پالا جاتا ہے اور سمیٹا جاتا ہے۔ پھر بھی، اے ناتھ، تیری مایا کے سبب ہم تجھے حقیقتاً نہیں جان پاتے—اے پِتامہ۔
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
It teaches that Shiva is the ultimate Pati—the source of creation, maintenance, and dissolution—yet He remains unknowable to limited beings when māyā (pāśa) veils true knowledge; liberation comes through Shiva’s grace and right devotion.
Since māyā obscures the formless (nirguṇa) reality, the Purana supports approaching Shiva through saguna worship—especially the Śiva-liṅga—as a compassionate, accessible focus that leads the devotee toward realizing Shiva beyond māyā.
A practical takeaway is humble surrender with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady liṅga-dhyāna, seeking Shiva’s anugraha (grace) to pierce māyā and awaken true knowledge.