Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
गुणेनापिहितोपि त्वं गुणे व गुणान् विभो । स्वप्रदीपश्चकास्सि त्वं भूमन् गिरिश शंकर
guṇenāpihitopi tvaṃ guṇe va guṇān vibho | svapradīpaścakāssi tvaṃ bhūman giriśa śaṃkara
Ô Seigneur qui pénètres tout ! Bien que voilé par les guṇas, tu demeures le Maître des guṇas, même au sein du domaine du guṇa. Auto-lumineux par ta propre lumière, toi seul resplendis — ô Infini, ô Girīśa, ô Śaṅkara.
Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn/praise addressed to Lord Shiva in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; ‘Giriśa’ is an epithet that can evoke Kailāsa/Himālaya symbolism rather than a Jyotirliṅga legend.
Significance: General: reinforces that Śiva is self-luminous (svapradīpa) and not truly conditioned by guṇas; supports jñāna-bhakti leading to anugraha.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares Śiva as Pati: seemingly present within the guṇa-bound cosmos, yet intrinsically beyond and sovereign over the three guṇas; His consciousness is self-effulgent and not dependent on anything else.
The Liṅga symbolizes the self-luminous reality of Śiva—He may be approached in saguna form within creation, yet the verse reminds devotees that the Lord’s true nature is the independent light that governs prakṛti and its guṇas.
Meditate on Śiva as “svapradīpa” (self-luminous) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and contemplate the guṇas settling into stillness under His lordship; this supports inner detachment and devotion.