Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
अरूपायोरुरूपाय परायानंतशक्तये । त्रिलोकपतये सर्वसाक्षिणे सर्वगाय च
arūpāyorurūpāya parāyānaṃtaśaktaye | trilokapataye sarvasākṣiṇe sarvagāya ca
សូមនមស្ការដល់ព្រះអង្គដែលគ្មានរូបរាង ប៉ុន្តែមានរូបរាងធំទូលាយ និងចម្រុះ; ដល់ព្រះអង្គដ៏អធិរាជ មានឥទ្ធិពលអនន្ត; ដល់ព្រះម្ចាស់នៃលោកទាំងបី; ដល់សាក្សីសព្វគ្រប់—ចិត្តដឹងទាំងអស់—ហើយដល់ព្រះអង្គដែលស្របពេញគ្រប់ទីកន្លែង។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: अरूपायोरुरूपाय परायानंतशक्तये । त्रिलोकपतये सर्वसाक्षिणे सर्वगाय च
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It praises Shiva as both Nirguna (formless) and Saguna (manifest in countless forms), affirming Him as the Supreme Pati—infinitely powerful, all-pervading, and the inner Witness—so the devotee can transcend bondage by taking refuge in His consciousness.
The Linga is a Shaiva Siddhanta-friendly symbol that points to the formless Absolute while allowing reverent worship through a visible form; this verse explicitly unites both truths—arūpa (beyond form) and ururūpa (many forms)—supporting Linga worship as a bridge from devotion to realization.
Use japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating Shiva as sarvasākṣin (the inner Witness) and sarvagata (all-pervading); during Mahāśivarātri or daily pūjā, offer bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa with this contemplation to steady the mind in Shiva-consciousness.