Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras
नमः परमहंसाय ज्ञानं संवदते परम् । विधात्रे ज्ञानरूपाय येनात्मा संप्रसीदति
namaḥ paramahaṃsāya jñānaṃ saṃvadate param | vidhātre jñānarūpāya yenātmā saṃprasīdati
السجودُ للباراماهَمسا الأعلى، مُعلِنِ الحكمةِ القصوى. والسجودُ للمدبِّر (ڤِدهاتْر)، الذي صورتُه عينُ المعرفة—وبه تصيرُ النفسُ الفرديةُ ساكنةً تمامًا ومستنيرةً.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: नमः परमहंसाय ज्ञानं संवदते परम् । विधात्रे ज्ञानरूपाय येनात्मा संप्रसीदति
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It praises Śiva as the supreme teacher and the very embodiment of liberating knowledge; by His grace, the soul attains clarity, calmness, and readiness for mokṣa.
Although it points to Śiva’s highest, transcendent wisdom, devotees approach that truth through Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—where reverence and mantra mature into inner illumination (jñāna) and serenity.
A simple practice is jñāna-oriented japa: repeat “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with contemplation of Śiva as jñānarūpa, seeking ātmā-saṃprasāda (inner stillness); this can be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva disciplines.