Shloka 30
उपमन्युकुमारस्य क्षीरार्थ-प्रार्थना तथा शिवप्रसाद-निबन्धनम् | Upamanyu’s Longing for Milk and the Doctrine of Shiva’s Grace
त्वं न जानासि वै रुद्रं सर्वदेवेश्वरेश्वरम् । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां जनकम्प्रकृतेः परम्
tvaṃ na jānāsi vai rudraṃ sarvadeveśvareśvaram | brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāṃ janakamprakṛteḥ param
Engkau tidak benar-benar mengenal Rudra—Penguasa tertinggi atas segala dewa—yang menjadi asal-usul bahkan bagi Brahmā, Viṣṇu dan Maheśa, serta melampaui Prakṛti (fitrah alam kebendaan).
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shatarudra Samhita discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya, conveying the doctrinal point that Rudra is Pati beyond Prakriti)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: stotra
FAQs
It declares Rudra as the supreme Pati—Lord over all divine powers—transcendent to Prakṛti, implying liberation comes from right knowledge and devotion to Śiva beyond merely worldly or even celestial identifications.
Though Rudra is beyond Prakṛti (nirguṇa in essence), devotees approach Him through saguna forms such as the Śiva-liṅga; the verse supports liṅga-worship as a doorway to realizing the transcendent Lord who surpasses all deities and cosmic functions.
Meditate on Rudra as ‘sarvadeveśvareśvara’ while japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), using bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and/or rudrākṣa to steady remembrance that Śiva is beyond Prakṛti and grants mokṣa.