Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
नमो गुणारणिच्छन्न चिदूष्माय महेश्वर । मूढदुष्प्राप्तरूपाय ज्ञानिहृद्वासिने सदा
namo guṇāraṇicchanna cidūṣmāya maheśvara | mūḍhaduṣprāptarūpāya jñānihṛdvāsine sadā
السجودُ والتحيةُ لمهاديڤا، ماهيشڤارا: وعيُه المتوهّجُ مستورٌ بحطبِ الغونات؛ وحقيقتُه عسيرةُ المنالِ على المضلَّلين؛ وهو ساكنٌ أبداً في قلبِ العارفين.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the hymn within the Satī-khaṇḍa context to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Interpretable as a contemplative teaching for pilgrims: the Lord’s cit is ever-present yet ‘covered’ for the mūḍha by guṇas; darśana becomes fruitful through inner purification and devotion.
Mantra: नमो गुणारणिच्छन्न चिदूष्माय महेश्वर । मूढदुष्प्राप्तरूपाय ज्ञानिहृद्वासिने सदा
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s luminous Consciousness is obscured for bound souls by the three guṇas, yet the same Lord is directly realized by the jñāni within the heart—pointing to liberation through inner realization of Pati beyond māyā.
Linga-worship provides a saguna support for devotion and concentration, helping the seeker transcend guṇa-bound perception; through such worship, the ‘hard-to-attain’ reality becomes accessible and is ultimately known as the indwelling Shiva.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner light (cit-ūṣmā) beyond sattva-rajas-tamas while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; support the practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady bhakti and remembrance.