Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)
तं दृष्ट्वा तु शिवः प्राह कं निषेधसि मूढधीः । मां न जानास्यसद्बुद्धे शिवोहमिति नान्यथा
taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu śivaḥ prāha kaṃ niṣedhasi mūḍhadhīḥ | māṃ na jānāsyasadbuddhe śivohamiti nānyathā
ครั้นทอดพระเนตรเขาแล้ว พระภควานศิวะตรัสว่า “โอ้ผู้มีปัญญาหลงผิด เจ้าห้ามผู้ใดอยู่? เจ้าหาได้รู้จักเราไม่; เราคือพระศิวะ—นี่คือความจริง มิใช่อื่นใด”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: śivo’ham iti nānyathā
FAQs
It confronts spiritual ignorance (moha) directly: the soul’s bondage is rooted in not recognizing the Lord. Shiva’s declaration points to right knowledge and surrender as the doorway to liberation.
The verse supports Saguna devotion by affirming Shiva’s personal, self-revealing lordship. In Linga worship, the devotee moves from outward reverence to inner recognition that Shiva alone is the supreme Pati worthy of worship.
A practical takeaway is japa with the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to purify wrong understanding, combined with steady dhyāna on Shiva as the one Lord, so opposition and doubt are replaced by devotion and clarity.