Shloka 35
Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ
Vishnu’s Thousand-Name Hymn and Shiva’s Grace
सूत उवाच । इत्युक्त्वांतर्दधे रुद्रस्सर्वदेवेश्वरः प्रभुः । पश्यतस्तस्य विष्णोस्तु तत्रैव च मुनीश्वराः
sūta uvāca | ityuktvāṃtardadhe rudrassarvadeveśvaraḥ prabhuḥ | paśyatastasya viṣṇostu tatraiva ca munīśvarāḥ
Sūta said: Having spoken thus, Rudra—the Lord, the sovereign of all the gods—vanished from sight. And as Viṣṇu looked on, the great sages also disappeared there itself.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
The verse highlights Rudra as Sarvadeveśvara (Lord over all deities) and shows His antardhāna (withdrawal from perception), teaching that the Supreme Pati is not bound to visibility and is realized by grace rather than mere sight—an idea aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on the Lord’s sovereignty.
Rudra’s vanishing underscores that the Lord is not limited to a form apprehended by the eyes; therefore devotees approach Him through sanctioned upāsanā—especially Linga worship—where the Saguna symbol leads the mind toward the transcendent Lord who can reveal or conceal Himself.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with dhyāna on Rudra’s lordship, coupled with simple Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and reverent inner silence—accepting that true darśana arises by Śiva’s anugraha (grace).