Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
नैष्कर्म्येण सुलभ्याय कैवल्यपतये नमः । पुरुषाय परेशाय नमस्ते सर्वदाय च
naiṣkarmyeṇa sulabhyāya kaivalyapataye namaḥ | puruṣāya pareśāya namaste sarvadāya ca
नैष्कर्म्येण सुलभ्याय कैवल्यपतये नमः । पुरुषाय परेशाय नमस्ते सर्वदाय च ॥
Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn of praise within the Satī narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: नैष्कर्म्येण सुलभ्याय कैवल्यपतये नमः । पुरुषाय परेशाय नमस्ते सर्वदाय च
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It praises Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who grants both worldly good and kaivalya (final liberation), and teaches that inner freedom from doership (naiṣkarmya) makes Him readily attainable.
Though Shiva is beyond qualities, devotees approach Him through accessible Saguna worship—such as the Śiva-liṅga—because He is ‘sulabha’ (easy to reach) when devotion is joined with purity and surrender.
Practice japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a renounced attitude toward egoic doership, offering all actions to Shiva; this aligns with naiṣkarmya and supports meditation on Him as the giver of all and the bestower of liberation.