Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 79
पूजाविधिः
Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances
इति विज्ञाय गौरीश भूतनाथ प्रसीद मे । भूमौ स्खलितवादानां भूमिरेवावलंबनम्
iti vijñāya gaurīśa bhūtanātha prasīda me | bhūmau skhalitavādānāṃ bhūmirevāvalaṃbanam
ครั้นรู้ดังนี้แล้ว ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งคุรี (คุรีศะ) ข้าแต่เจ้าแห่งภูตทั้งปวง (ภูตนาถะ) โปรดเมตตาข้าพเจ้า ผู้ใดถ้อยคำพลาดพลั้งขณะยืนอยู่บนแผ่นดิน แผ่นดินเองย่อมเป็นที่พึ่งเพียงหนึ่งเดียวของเขา
A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (Gaurīśa) within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narration
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: इति विज्ञाय गौरीश भूतनाथ प्रसीद मे । भूमौ स्खलितवादानां भूमिरेवावलंबनम्
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It models Shaiva bhakti as humble self-correction: when one’s speech or conduct falters, one seeks Shiva’s grace as the ultimate refuge, just as the earth supports the fallen.
Addressing Shiva as Gaurīśa and Bhūtanātha highlights Saguna Shiva—personally approachable and compassionate—whom devotees can petition for pardon and steadiness, a core mood of Linga worship.
A practical takeaway is confession and surrender before Shiva—reciting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with repentance, then grounding the mind in steadiness (kṣamā and dhṛti) as one’s “support.”