Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”
वस्तुतोऽविकृतोऽदीनोऽस्त्यजितः परमेश्वरः । परिपूर्णः शिवः स्वामी मायाधीशोऽखिलेश्वरः
vastuto'vikṛto'dīno'styajitaḥ parameśvaraḥ | paripūrṇaḥ śivaḥ svāmī māyādhīśo'khileśvaraḥ
Thật vậy, Đấng Parameśvara tối thượng là bất biến, không suy hoại, không ai khuất phục được. Śiva—Bậc Chủ Tể—viên mãn trọn vẹn, là Chúa tể của Māyā và là Đấng Thống ngự muôn loài.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as Pati—the Supreme Reality who remains unchanged and unconquered, complete in Himself, and therefore the ultimate refuge for liberation beyond the shifts of Māyā.
Though Śiva is described as transcendent and unmodified, devotees approach Him through saguna worship—such as the Śivaliṅga—recognizing the Liṅga as a sacred support for meditating on the formless Lord who rules Māyā.
Meditate on Śiva with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating Him as avikṛta (unchanging) and māyādhīśa (Lord over Māyā); this supports steadiness in japa, vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) remembrance, and inner detachment.