Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā
न विष्णुस्तस्य मोहाय न लक्ष्मीर्न मनोभवः । न चाप्यहं जगन्मातर्नान्यस्त्वां कोपि वै विना
na viṣṇustasya mohāya na lakṣmīrna manobhavaḥ | na cāpyahaṃ jaganmātarnānyastvāṃ kopi vai vinā
Ni Viṣṇu, ni Lakṣmī, ni Manobhava (Kāma) ne peuvent jeter l’illusion sur Lui. Moi non plus. Ô Mère des mondes : en vérité, nul autre que Toi ne le peut.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse exalts Shiva’s transcendence over ordinary sources of delusion—prosperity (Lakshmi), desire (Kama), and even divine power (Vishnu)—and affirms that only Shakti, the cosmic Mother, can veil or reveal Reality by divine play (lila). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it points to the inseparable Shiva–Shakti principle governing bondage and grace.
Linga worship honors Shiva as the supreme Pati who is beyond moha, while Saguna worship recognizes His accessible forms. This verse adds that Shiva’s manifestation and concealment in the world operate through Shakti—so devotees worship Shiva with Shakti (Shiva-Linga with Shakti-pitha/Devi-bhava), seeking grace rather than mere worldly attraction.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Shiva as untouched by desire and delusion while invoking Shakti for inner purification—japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” paired with a Shiva–Shakti bhavana (contemplation) that asks the Mother to remove moha. Offering bhasma (Tripundra) and maintaining restraint over kama align with the verse’s message.