Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
नारदतपोवर्णनम्
Nārada’s Austerities Described
चक्रे मुनिस्समाधिं तमहम्ब्रह्मेति यत्र ह । विज्ञानं भवति ब्रह्मसाक्षात्कारकरं द्विजाः
cakre munissamādhiṃ tamahambrahmeti yatra ha | vijñānaṃ bhavati brahmasākṣātkārakaraṃ dvijāḥ
Hỡi các bậc lưỡng sinh, vị hiền triết ấy nhập vào định (samādhi) nơi khởi lên chứng tri: “Ta là Brahman.” Từ đó phát sinh trí phân minh tối thượng, đưa đến trực kiến Brahman.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: ahaṃ brahmeti
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that true liberation-oriented knowledge is not mere theory: through samādhi arises vijñāna—realized wisdom—which culminates in direct experience of the Supreme (Brahman), understood in Shaiva reading as the highest reality of Śiva.
Saguna worship such as Liṅga-pūjā is traditionally a support for purification and one-pointedness; when the mind becomes steady, it matures into samādhi, where the seeker recognizes the supreme truth beyond form—Śiva as the inner Brahman—without rejecting devotional practice.
The verse primarily points to samādhi (deep meditation). In a Shiva Purana practice-frame, this is supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), disciplined dhyāna, and purity-observances; the aim is realized vijñāna leading to direct vision of the Supreme.