Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
भक्तिभेदाः—ज्ञानप्रधानभक्तेः प्रशंसा
Grades of Devotees and the Praise of Knowledge-Centered Devotion
शिरः करादिस्वांगेषु कुरुते न यथा पुमान् । पारक्यशेमुषीं क्वापि भूतेष्वेवं हि मत्परः
śiraḥ karādisvāṃgeṣu kurute na yathā pumān | pārakyaśemuṣīṃ kvāpi bhūteṣvevaṃ hi matparaḥ
മനുഷ്യൻ തന്റെ തല, കൈ മുതലായ സ്വന്തം അവയവങ്ങളെ മറ്റൊരാളുടേതെന്ന് കരുതാത്തതുപോലെ, എന്നിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായി പരായണനായ ഭക്തൻ ഏതൊരു ജീവിയിലും ‘പരത്വ’ബോധം പുലർത്തുന്നില്ല।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that true devotion to Shiva matures into unity-vision: the devotee drops the ‘otherness’ (bheda-buddhi) toward all beings, as naturally as one never treats one’s own limbs as чужие.
Linga/Saguna worship trains the mind to rest in Shiva as the inner Self of all; as devotion deepens, the worshipper recognizes the same Shiva-presence pervading every being, dissolving the sense of separation.
Practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplation that Shiva dwells in all beings; let daily conduct reflect this by non-harming and reverence toward life.