Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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ब्रह्मोवाच । देवानां वचनं श्रुत्वा देवदेवेश्वरो हरः । कर्म्मणां साक्षिणश्चाह धर्मादीन्सभयं वचः
brahmovāca | devānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā devadeveśvaro haraḥ | karmmaṇāṃ sākṣiṇaścāha dharmādīnsabhayaṃ vacaḥ
Brahmā berkata: Setelah mendengar kata-kata para dewa, Hara—Tuhan para dewa—berbicara dengan penuh kebimbangan kepada Dharma dan yang lain-lain, para saksi bagi segala perbuatan (karma).
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
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It presents Śiva as Devadeveśvara, the supreme Lord who addresses Dharma and other cosmic principles—highlighting that even the moral order and karmic law operate under His sovereignty, central to Shaiva Siddhānta’s Pati (Lord) doctrine.
By naming Hara as the Lord of the gods and the one who speaks to the cosmic witnesses, the verse supports Saguna worship: devotees approach the personal Lord (often through the Liṅga) as the governing consciousness behind dharma and karma.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Śiva as the inner witness (sākṣī) while chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and to reinforce dharmic living with Śiva-bhakti—especially on Mahāśivarātri with bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and japa.