Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā
ब्रह्मोवाच । एवं संस्तूयमाना सा योगनिद्रा मया मुने । आविर्बभूव प्रत्यक्षं देवर्षे चंडिका मम
brahmovāca | evaṃ saṃstūyamānā sā yoganidrā mayā mune | āvirbabhūva pratyakṣaṃ devarṣe caṃḍikā mama
ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മുനേ, ഇങ്ങനെ എന്റെ സ്തുതിയാൽ സ്തുതിക്കപ്പെട്ട ആ യോഗനിദ്ര—എന്റെ തന്നെ ചണ്ഡിക—ദേവർഷിയുടെ മുമ്പിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി അവതരിച്ചു.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā
Role: creative
FAQs
The verse highlights pratyakṣa-darśana—direct manifestation of divine power—arising through sincere stuti (praise). In Shaiva understanding, grace (anugraha) makes the subtle reality tangible when devotion and right reverence mature.
It supports saguna-upāsanā: the Divine can be approached in an accessible form and can become directly present. Linga worship similarly trains the mind to recognize Shiva’s presence and receive anugraha in a perceivable, worshipful mode.
Regular stotra-japa and dhyāna with steadiness—especially Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhakti—aims at inner clarity where divine presence is ‘pratyakṣa’ to the sādhaka; accompanying practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa can support Shaiva discipline.