Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
यस्या साधारणी शंभौ भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी । तस्यैव मोक्षस्सुलभो नास्येतिन्य मतिर्मम
yasyā sādhāraṇī śaṃbhau bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī | tasyaiva mokṣassulabho nāsyetinya matirmama
శంభువునందు సరళమైన, స్థిరమైన, అవ్యభిచారిణీ భక్తి ఉన్నవాడికి మోక్షం సులభంగా లభిస్తుంది—ఇదే నా దృఢ నమ్మకం; దీనికి భిన్నమైన అభిప్రాయం లేదు.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the teaching within the Rudra Saṃhitā to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a site legend; it states the soteriological thesis: steady, non-deviating devotion to Śambhu makes mokṣa ‘easy’—i.e., accessible through grace rather than mere self-effort.
Significance: General: establishes bhakti as the direct means to liberation when it is unwavering and oriented solely to Śiva.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares that moksha is not distant for a seeker who maintains unwavering, non-deviating devotion to Śiva; steadfast bhakti itself becomes the direct means to grace and liberation in a Shaiva understanding.
“Śambhu” indicates the personally worshippable Lord (Saguna Śiva) who is approached through forms like the Śiva-liṅga; consistent devotion to that manifest focus steadies the mind and invites Śiva’s anugraha (grace), culminating in liberation.
The practical takeaway is daily, unwavering Śiva-bhakti—regular liṅga-pūjā and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a steady vow-like consistency, rather than occasional or distracted worship.