Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
यस्त्वां प्रत्यक्षतो देवि शिवां पश्यति पावनीम् । तस्यावश्यं भवेन्मुक्तिर्विद्याविद्याप्रकाशिका
yastvāṃ pratyakṣato devi śivāṃ paśyati pāvanīm | tasyāvaśyaṃ bhavenmuktirvidyāvidyāprakāśikā
ഹേ ദേവീ, നിന്നെ പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി—പാവനയായ ശിവാരൂപിണിയായി—ദർശിക്കുന്നവന് നിർബന്ധമായും മോക്ഷം ലഭിക്കും; കാരണം നീ വിദ്യയും അവിദ്യയും രണ്ടും പ്രകാശിപ്പിക്കുന്നവളാണ്।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: यस्त्वां प्रत्यक्षतो देवि शिवां पश्यति पावनीम् । तस्यावश्यं भवेन्मुक्तिर्विद्याविद्याप्रकाशिका
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It proclaims the salvific power of Devi’s direct darśana: seeing Śivā (the Goddess united with Śiva) purifies the devotee and becomes a sure cause for mokṣa, because she illumines the path from limited knowing to liberating wisdom.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship includes reverence to Śiva together with Śakti. This verse supports the integrated devotion where the devotee approaches the Supreme through manifest forms—Devi as Śivā—whose grace awakens vidyā leading to liberation, complementing Liṅga-upāsanā.
The verse emphasizes darśana and contemplative remembrance of Devi’s auspicious form; a practical takeaway is daily Śiva-Śakti pūjā with focused meditation (dhyāna) on the divine form, supported by mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate vidyā.