Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
शिवतत्त्ववर्णनम् (Śiva-tattva-varṇana) — “Description/Exposition of the Principle of Śiva”
ततो ज्ञानमदात्तस्मै हरये परमात्मने । परमात्मा पुनर्मह्यं दत्तवान्कृपया मुने
tato jñānamadāttasmai haraye paramātmane | paramātmā punarmahyaṃ dattavānkṛpayā mune
پھر میں نے اُس پرماتما ہری کو وہ گیان عطا کیا۔ اے مُنی، اسی پرماتما نے کرپا فرما کر وہی گیان دوبارہ مجھے بخش دیا۔
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: hierarchical circulation of salvific knowledge among deities during early creation
FAQs
It highlights that liberating knowledge is transmitted through grace (kṛpā) and right succession—true jñāna is not merely intellectual, but a divinely bestowed means toward moksha under the Lord’s guidance.
Though Hari is mentioned, the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context frames knowledge as arising from the Supreme Lord’s compassion; in Shaiva practice this culminates in approaching Saguna Shiva—often through Linga worship—as a concrete support for receiving and stabilizing that jñāna.
A key takeaway is guru-bhakti and grace-oriented sādhanā: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inner contemplation, supported by Shiva-pūjā (including bhasma and rudrākṣa where appropriate) to make oneself fit for jñāna.