Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
त्रिनेत्रायेषुवक्त्राय सदाभासाय ते नमः । सर्वेन्द्रियगुणद्रष्ट्रे निष्कारण नमोस्तु ते
trinetrāyeṣuvaktrāya sadābhāsāya te namaḥ | sarvendriyaguṇadraṣṭre niṣkāraṇa namostu te
Verehrung Dir—dem Dreiaugigen Herrn, dessen Antlitz wie ein Pfeil ist, ewig strahlend. Verehrung Dir, dem Zeugen der Eigenschaften und Wirkungen aller Sinne, dem Ursachlosen (Selbstseienden).
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the hymn of praise within the Satī-khaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Mantra: त्रिनेत्रायेषुवक्त्राय सदाभासाय ते नमः । सर्वेन्द्रियगुणद्रष्ट्रे निष्कारण नमोस्तु ते
Type: stotra
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It praises Shiva as both Saguna (Three-eyed, ever-radiant) and as the transcendental Pati who remains the inner Witness of all sensory functions and guṇas; realizing Him as the draṣṭā loosens bondage (pāśa) and supports liberation.
The verse supports Saguna devotion through iconic attributes (Trinetra, radiant form) while grounding Linga-worship in the truth that Shiva is the formless witness beyond sense-qualities—thus the Linga becomes a focus for the niṣkāraṇa Reality.
Use it as a short stotra during japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplating Shiva as the inner Seer of all sensations; it pairs naturally with Mahāśivarātri worship, bhasma/Tripuṇḍra, and inward witness-meditation (sākṣī-bhāva).