Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
एकं शुद्धं दीप्यमानं तथाजं चिदानंदं सहजं चाविकारि । नित्यानंदं सत्यभूतिप्रसन्नं यस्य श्रीदं रूपमस्मै नमस्ते
ekaṃ śuddhaṃ dīpyamānaṃ tathājaṃ cidānaṃdaṃ sahajaṃ cāvikāri | nityānaṃdaṃ satyabhūtiprasannaṃ yasya śrīdaṃ rūpamasmai namaste
ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ผู้มีรูปอันประทานศรี—ผู้เป็นหนึ่งเดียว บริสุทธิ์ ส่องสว่างด้วยตนเอง มิได้เกิด; มีสภาวะเป็นจิตและอานันทะ; ดำรงโดยธรรมชาติ ไม่แปรเปลี่ยน; เป็นอานันทะนิรันดร์ และทรงโปรดด้วยสัจจะและภูติอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (พระศิวะ)
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the hymn within the Satīkhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: एकं शुद्धं दीप्यमानं तथाजं चिदानंदं सहजं चाविकारि । नित्यानंदं सत्यभूतिप्रसन्नं यस्य श्रीदं रूपमस्मै नमस्ते
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse praises Śiva as the One Supreme Reality—pure, unborn, self-luminous, and unchanging—whose essence is cit-ānanda. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it points to Pati (Śiva) as eternally free and the source of grace that grants auspiciousness and liberation.
Though describing the nirguṇa truths of Śiva (unborn, changeless, self-luminous), the verse still speaks of “His form” that bestows śrī, indicating saguna worship as a valid means. Linga worship becomes the accessible symbol through which devotees approach the transcendent, formless Lord.
The line “satyabhūtiprasanna” supports truthfulness (satya) and bhūti (often understood as sacred ash/bhasma) as Shaiva disciplines. Practically, one may apply vibhūti with reverence, maintain satya in conduct, and meditate on Śiva as the self-luminous cit-ānanda while offering namas (salutation).