Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
उत्तरोत्तरभूतानामुत्तरश्च निरुत्तरः । अनन्तानन्तसन्दोहमकरंदमधुव्रतः
uttarottarabhūtānāmuttaraśca niruttaraḥ | anantānantasandohamakaraṃdamadhuvrataḥ
وہ ہر بلند تر ہستی سے بھی ‘اعلیٰ’ ہیں اور جن سے آگے کچھ نہیں—وہی نِرُتّر حقیقت۔ وہ بے شمار لامتناہیوں کا مجموعہ ہیں؛ اُن کے سرور کے شہد کو پینے والے مدھوورت بھکتوں کے لیے وہ مکرند، یعنی خالص رسِ شہد ہیں۔
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.