Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
त्रिनेत्रायेषुवक्त्राय सदाभासाय ते नमः । सर्वेन्द्रियगुणद्रष्ट्रे निष्कारण नमोस्तु ते
trinetrāyeṣuvaktrāya sadābhāsāya te namaḥ | sarvendriyaguṇadraṣṭre niṣkāraṇa namostu te
त्रिनेत्रायेषुवक्त्राय सदाभासाय ते नमः। सर्वेन्द्रियगुणद्रष्ट्रे निष्कारण नमोऽस्तु ते॥
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the hymn of praise within the Satī-khaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Mantra: त्रिनेत्रायेषुवक्त्राय सदाभासाय ते नमः । सर्वेन्द्रियगुणद्रष्ट्रे निष्कारण नमोस्तु ते
Type: stotra
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It praises Shiva as both Saguna (Three-eyed, ever-radiant) and as the transcendental Pati who remains the inner Witness of all sensory functions and guṇas; realizing Him as the draṣṭā loosens bondage (pāśa) and supports liberation.
The verse supports Saguna devotion through iconic attributes (Trinetra, radiant form) while grounding Linga-worship in the truth that Shiva is the formless witness beyond sense-qualities—thus the Linga becomes a focus for the niṣkāraṇa Reality.
Use it as a short stotra during japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplating Shiva as the inner Seer of all sensations; it pairs naturally with Mahāśivarātri worship, bhasma/Tripuṇḍra, and inward witness-meditation (sākṣī-bhāva).