Parashiva

Parashiva is the highest, formless, and transcendental aspect of Lord Shiva, beyond all manifestation and attributes. In Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism, Parashiva is the ultimate reality from which all creation emerges and into which it dissolves. Parashiva is Nirguna Brahman—without form, qualities, or limitations—representing the unchanging, eternal source of everything.

The Supreme Shiva; the Transcendental Absolute

Parashiva represents the ultimate goal of spiritual liberation (moksha) in Shaiva traditions. It is beyond comprehension, mind, and speech, and cannot be worshipped in the traditional sense. It is the state of pure being, awareness, and bliss (Sat-Chit-Ananda) in its most abstract form.

"चित्तं आत्मा - The Consciousness is the Self."

"शून्यता सर्वविषयविनिर्मुक्ता परा शिवा। - Emptiness, free from all objects, is the supreme Shiva."

"न स रूपं न चासौ नाम न च तस्य स्थितिः परा। - That (Parashiva) has no form, no name, and no fixed abode."