Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
दिदृक्षवो यस्य पदं मुक्तसंगास्सुसाधवः । चरितं सुगतिर्नस्त्वं सलोकव्रतमव्रणम्
didṛkṣavo yasya padaṃ muktasaṃgāssusādhavaḥ | caritaṃ sugatirnastvaṃ salokavratamavraṇam
เหล่าสาธุผู้เป็นมงคล ผู้หลุดพ้นจากเครื่องผูกแห่งโลก ปรารถนาจะได้เห็นธามสูงสุดของพระองค์ สำหรับเรา จริยาวัตรอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของพระองค์เองคือหนทางสู่สุคติ เป็นพรตอันไร้มลทินที่นำไปสู่สาโลกยะ (ได้อยู่ร่วมโลกกับพระองค์)
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya within the Rudrasaṃhitā frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames ‘salokya’ as a fruit of Śiva-bhakti and vrata-like observance centered on hearing/embracing Śiva’s carita (sacred narrative).
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It praises the Shaiva ideal that liberated, attachment-free saints yearn for Shiva’s supreme state, and that contemplating Shiva’s pure conduct becomes an unblemished spiritual discipline leading to auspicious liberation.
By emphasizing “His conduct” and the longing to behold “His abode,” the verse supports Saguna devotion—worshiping Shiva through His manifest presence (including the Linga) and by internalizing His dharmic, compassionate, and purity-bestowing ways.
The takeaway is disciplined remembrance (smaraṇa) and recitation/listening to Shiva’s sacred deeds (carita-śravaṇa/kīrtana) as a vow-like observance, paired with detachment (asaṅga) to mature toward salokya and higher mukti.