Shloka 21
देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā
यः पतिस्तव देवेशि ललाटान्मेऽभवत्पुरा । शिवो रुद्राख्यया योगी स वै कैलासमास्थितः
yaḥ patistava deveśi lalāṭānme'bhavatpurā | śivo rudrākhyayā yogī sa vai kailāsamāsthitaḥ
โอ้เทวีผู้เป็นนายแห่งเทพทั้งหลาย พระผู้เป็นเจ้าผู้เคยเป็นสวามีของท่านมาแต่กาลก่อน—ผู้บังเกิดจากหน้าผากของข้าเป็นพระศิวะ โยคีผู้เลื่องนามว่า “รุทระ”—บัดนี้ประทับอยู่ ณ เขาไกรลาส
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: The verse recalls Rudra’s manifestation ‘from Brahmā’s forehead’—a cosmogonic motif used in Purāṇic sthala-purāṇas to ground Śiva’s autonomous emergence (svatantratā) and his later abode on Kailāsa; not tied here to a specific jyotirliṅga site.
Significance: Meditation on Kailāsa as Śiva’s yogic seat is held to purify mind and orient the soul toward the Lord as Pati (master) beyond created hierarchies.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Cosmogonic manifestation: Rudra’s arising from Brahmā’s forehead (a Purāṇic creation-cycle marker).
FAQs
It identifies Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord—manifesting as Rudra, the archetypal Yogin. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, it emphasizes Shiva’s sovereign agency (Pati-tattva) and his transcendence even while taking a manifest form and dwelling at Kailasa for the good of devotees.
By naming Shiva as Rudra the Yogin and locating him at Kailasa, the verse supports Saguna-upasana: devotees approach the transcendent Pati through a knowable form and abode. Linga worship similarly provides a sacred, accessible focus for devotion to the same Shiva who is beyond form.
The verse points toward Rudra-yoga: meditating on Shiva as the inner Lord (Pati) while mentally abiding at Kailasa. Practically, this aligns with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Rudra-dhyana, often accompanied by Rudraksha as a supportive discipline.