Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
शिवस्सर्वेश्वरस्साक्षी कर्मणां परमेश्वरः । तदधीनमिदं सर्वं जगद्वै सचराचरम्
śivassarveśvarassākṣī karmaṇāṃ parameśvaraḥ | tadadhīnamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagadvai sacarācaram
ശിവൻ സർവേശ്വരൻ, കർമ്മങ്ങളുടെ പരമേശ്വരൻ, സാക്ഷി-ചൈതന്യസ്വരൂപൻ. ചരാചരങ്ങളോടുകൂടിയ ഈ സമസ്ത ജഗത്ത് അവനിൽ ആശ്രിതമാണ്.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s supremacy within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Contemplation of Śiva as sākṣin and karmādhipati is presented as a purifier of agency and a support for surrender leading toward anugraha.
Mantra: śivassarveśvarassākṣī karmaṇāṃ parameśvaraḥ | tadadhīnamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagadvai sacarācaram
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord and inner Witness—showing that karma and the entire cosmos function under His sovereignty; recognizing Him as sākṣī turns worldly action toward liberation through surrender and right understanding.
The Liṅga symbolizes Śiva as the all-pervading witness and lord beyond change; worship of Saguna Śiva (with form) trains devotion and surrender so that one realizes the same Śiva as the formless sākṣī governing all karma.
Practice sākṣī-bhāva (witness meditation) while offering daily actions to Śiva with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally alongside Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as reminders of detachment and devotion.