Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13
सतीकृतप्रार्थना तथा परतत्त्वजिज्ञासा — Satī’s Prayer and Inquiry into the Supreme Principle
परतत्त्वं विजानीहि विज्ञानं परमेश्वरी । द्वितीयं स्मरणं यत्र नाहं ब्रह्मेति शुद्धधीः
paratattvaṃ vijānīhi vijñānaṃ parameśvarī | dvitīyaṃ smaraṇaṃ yatra nāhaṃ brahmeti śuddhadhīḥ
„O Parameśvarī, erkenne die höchste Wirklichkeit als vijnāna, als wahre geistige Unterscheidung. Das ist das zweite Gedenken: wo man mit gereinigtem Verstand erinnert: ‚Ich bin nicht Brahman (das Absolute).‘“
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches right contemplative remembrance: the seeker should discern the Supreme Principle and, with purified intellect, avoid false self-absolutization—turning instead toward Shiva as the transcendent Lord who grants liberating knowledge.
By rejecting egoic identification with the Absolute, the devotee approaches Shiva as Pati (the Lord) through Saguna supports like the Śiva-liṅga—using form-based worship to purify the mind and mature into higher realization.
Practice śuddha-smaraṇa (pure remembrance) of Shiva: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” accompanied by inner contemplation that the individual self is dependent on Shiva, supported by Shaiva disciplines such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where appropriate.