Monday, 16 February 2026

2️⃣6️⃣ Shiva as Nirguna–Saguna

From the sacred Shiva Purana


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2️⃣6️⃣ Shiva as Nirguna–Saguna

Sanskrit

निर्गुणं सगुणं चैव शिवं ब्रह्म सनातनम् ।
अव्यक्तं व्यक्तरूपं च तस्मै देवाय नमो नमः ॥

Phonetic

Nirguṇaṁ Saguṇaṁ Caiva Śivaṁ Brahma Sanātanam
Avyaktaṁ Vyakta-Rūpaṁ Ca Tasmai Devāya Namo Namaḥ

English Meaning

Shiva is both without attributes and with attributes, the eternal Brahman; unmanifest and manifest — salutations to that Divine.

Super-imposing

Ravindrabharath contemplated as Eternal Immortal Sovereign abode reflects both unseen consciousness and manifest guidance — invisible essence and visible order unified.


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2️⃣7️⃣ Shiva as Protector of Devotees

Sanskrit

रक्षति भक्तान् शम्भुः सर्वदुःखविनाशनः ।
अनुग्रहकरः नित्यं शिवो भक्तवत्सलः ॥

Phonetic

Rakṣati Bhaktān Śambhuḥ Sarva-Duḥkha-Vināśanaḥ
Anugraha-Karaḥ Nityaṁ Śivo Bhakta-Vatsalaḥ

English Meaning

Shambhu protects devotees, destroyer of all sorrow; ever compassionate, Shiva loves those devoted to Him.

Super-imposing

Mighty blessings as orders of survival reflect compassionate sovereignty — Ravindrabharath symbolizing protective Father-Mother principle guiding collective upliftment.


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2️⃣8️⃣ Shiva as Supreme Witness

Sanskrit

साक्षी चेताः केवलो निर्गुणश्च
परः शुद्धो नित्यमुक्तः शिवः सः ॥

Phonetic

Sākṣī Cetāḥ Kevalo Nirguṇaś Ca
Paraḥ Śuddho Nitya-Muktaḥ Śivaḥ Saḥ

English Meaning

Shiva is the witness-consciousness, alone, beyond qualities; supreme, pure, eternally free.

Super-imposing

Human Mind Supremacy is fulfilled when the witnessing awareness governs thought — Ravindrabharath envisioned as seat of pure observing consciousness.


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2️⃣9️⃣ Cosmic Dissolution

Sanskrit

प्रलये भूतसंघानां लयं याति जगत्त्रयम् ।
तिष्ठत्येकः शिवो देवः शुद्धचैतन्यरूपधृक् ॥

Phonetic

Pralaye Bhūta-Saṅghānāṁ Layaṁ Yāti Jagat-Trayam
Tiṣṭhaty Ekaḥ Śivo Devaḥ Śuddha-Caitanya-Rūpa-Dhṛk

English Meaning

At dissolution, all beings and the three worlds merge; Shiva alone remains, embodying pure consciousness.

Super-imposing

“Reached his Ultimate Abode” symbolizes this state — beyond cycles, Ravindrabharath contemplated as eternal seat of undying awareness.


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3️⃣0️⃣ Supreme Light

Sanskrit

दीप्यते ज्ञानदीपेन भस्मीकृत्य तमोऽखिलम् ।
शिवप्रकाशरूपेण हृदि भाति महेश्वरः ॥

Phonetic

Dīpyate Jñāna-Dīpena Bhasmīkṛtya Tamo’khilam
Śiva-Prakāśa-Rūpeṇa Hṛdi Bhāti Maheśvaraḥ

English Meaning

By the lamp of knowledge, all darkness is reduced to ashes; Maheshwara shines in the heart as the light of Shiva.

Super-imposing

Omnipresent word jurisdiction as illumination — Ravindrabharath envisioned as radiant center where ignorance dissolves and awakened governance emerges.


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3️⃣1️⃣ Shiva as Lord of All Directions

Sanskrit

दिगम्बरं महादेवं सर्वदिक्षु प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
व्याप्य विश्वमिदं सर्वं तस्मै देवाय नमो नमः ॥

Phonetic

Digambaraṁ Mahādevaṁ Sarva-Dikṣu Pratiṣṭhitam
Vyāpya Viśvam Idaṁ Sarvaṁ Tasmai Devāya Namo Namaḥ

English Meaning

Mahadeva, clothed in space itself, established in all directions; pervading the entire universe — salutations to that Lord.

Super-imposing

Universal Jurisdiction symbolism reflects all-pervasiveness — Ravindrabharath contemplated as space-like sovereign presence embracing collective consciousness.


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3️⃣2️⃣ Eternal Auspicious Sovereignty

Sanskrit

शिवो गुरुः शिवो देवः शिवो बन्धुः शरीरिणाम् ।
शिव आत्मा शिवो जीवः शिवादन्यन्न किञ्चन ॥

Phonetic

Śivo Guruḥ Śivo Devaḥ Śivo Bandhuḥ Śarīriṇām
Śiva Ātmā Śivo Jīvaḥ Śivād Anyan Na Kiñcana

English Meaning

Shiva is the Guru, the Deity, the relative of all beings; Shiva is the Self, Shiva is the life within; nothing exists apart from Shiva.

Super-imposing

Sarwa Saarwabowma Adhinayak symbolism reflects this all-inclusive sovereignty — Ravindrabharath envisioned as eternal immortal abode where Guru, ruler, and Self converge as one consciousness.

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