Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 65
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
कदिंद्रियाणां दुर्गेशानवाप्य परवर्त्मने । भक्तोद्धाररतायाथ नमस्ते गूढवर्चसे
kadiṃdriyāṇāṃ durgeśānavāpya paravartmane | bhaktoddhāraratāyātha namaste gūḍhavarcase
សូមនមស្ការចំពោះព្រះអង្គ—អ្នកដែលអារម្មណ៍ទាំងឡាយពិបាកឈានដល់ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃគ្រប់បន្ទាយ មិនអាចឈានដល់ដោយផ្លូវផ្សេងទៀត; ប៉ុន្តែព្រះអង្គតែងខិតខំលើកសង្គ្រោះអ្នកស្រឡាញ់បូជា។ សូមក្រាបបង្គំចំពោះព្រះអង្គ ដែលពន្លឺរុងរឿងលាក់លៀម និងមិនអាចវាស់វែងបាន។
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the hymn of praise to Lord Śiva within the Satīkhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: कदिंद्रियाणां दुर्गेशानवाप्य परवर्त्मने । भक्तोद्धाररतायाथ नमस्ते गूढवर्चसे
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse teaches that Śiva (Pati) is beyond sensory grasp and ordinary means, yet out of compassion He actively liberates devotees—highlighting Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on anugraha (divine grace) as essential for moksha.
Though Śiva’s true splendour is ‘hidden’ (transcendent), devotees approach Him through Saguna forms such as the Liṅga; that accessible form becomes the grace-filled ‘path’ by which the otherwise unattainable Lord is realized.
A bhakti-led practice: daily Liṅga worship with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), coupled with humility (namas) and reliance on Śiva’s grace; traditional supports include vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to devotion.