Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
देवस्तुतिः (Deva-stuti) — “Hymn of the Devas / Divine Praise”
त्वं श्रद्धा त्वं धृतिस्त्वं श्रीस्त्वमेव सर्वगोचरा । त्वन्दीधितिस्सूर्य्यगता स्वप्रपञ्चप्रकाशिनी
tvaṃ śraddhā tvaṃ dhṛtistvaṃ śrīstvameva sarvagocarā | tvandīdhitissūryyagatā svaprapañcaprakāśinī
Ikaw ang Śraddhā, ang pananampalataya; Ikaw ang Dhṛti, ang katatagan; Ikaw ang Śrī, ang mapalad na kasaganaan. Tunay, Ikaw lamang ang madaling lapitan ng lahat. Ikaw ang ningning ng araw, ang liwanag na nagpapaliwanag sa sarili Mong nahayag na sansinukob.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: त्वं श्रद्धा त्वं धृतिस्त्वं श्रीस्त्वमेव सर्वगोचरा । त्वन्दीधितिस्सूर्य्यगता स्वप्रपञ्चप्रकाशिनी
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Immanent Śakti described as the very radiance (dīdhiti) that illumines the manifested cosmos (svaprapañca).
FAQs
It identifies the Goddess (Śakti) as the inner powers that make spiritual life possible—faith (śraddhā), steadfastness (dhṛti), and auspicious grace (śrī)—and as the illuminating consciousness by which the world is known, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta where Pati (Shiva) and His Śakti bestow grace leading to liberation.
Linga worship honors Shiva as the supreme reality, while this verse highlights that Shiva’s worship is fulfilled through Śakti—His manifest power—who becomes ‘accessible to all’ as devotion, auspiciousness, and illuminating presence, making Saguna worship effective and grace-bearing.
Practice steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with śraddhā and dhṛti, and meditate on divine light (prakāśa) in the heart like the sun’s radiance, offering mental worship to Shiva-Śakti as the revealer of one’s inner and outer world.