Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
य इदं प्रतिपंच्येदं येनेदं विचकास्ति हि । यस्मादिदं यतश्चेदं यस्येदं त्वं च यत्नतः
ya idaṃ pratipaṃcyedaṃ yenedaṃ vicakāsti hi | yasmādidaṃ yataścedaṃ yasyedaṃ tvaṃ ca yatnataḥ
C’est Lui qui déploie cet univers en une multitude de formes ; par Lui, en vérité, ce monde resplendit. De Lui il naît et de Lui il procède ; tout Lui appartient — toi aussi. Avec un effort fervent, connais cette Réalité.
Lord Shiva (as the supreme Pati, teaching the source and ownership of the manifest universe)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Significance: Directs the bound soul (paśu) to recognize all manifestation, luminosity, origination, and ownership as belonging to Pati—foundation for śaraṇāgati and anugraha.
Mantra: ya idaṃ pratipaṃcyedaṃ yenedaṃ vicakāsti hi | yasmādidaṃ yataścedaṃ yasyedaṃ tvaṃ ca yatnataḥ
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It points to Shiva as the ultimate Pati—the source, revealer, and owner of the entire cosmos—and urges earnest inquiry and realization that the individual self also belongs to Him.
By declaring that the world shines by Him and arises from Him, it supports Saguna worship (such as Linga-upasana) as a concrete means to contemplate the transcendent Lord who pervades and manifests all forms.
The takeaway is focused contemplation and surrender: meditate on Shiva as the source and inner light of all, supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady effort (yatnataḥ).