Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
शिवस्सर्वेश्वरस्साक्षी कर्मणां परमेश्वरः । तदधीनमिदं सर्वं जगद्वै सचराचरम्
śivassarveśvarassākṣī karmaṇāṃ parameśvaraḥ | tadadhīnamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagadvai sacarācaram
Śiva là Đấng Chúa Tể của muôn loài, là Ý Thức chứng tri, và là Đấng Tối Thượng chi phối mọi hành nghiệp. Toàn thể vũ trụ này—mọi loài động và bất động—đều nương tựa nơi Ngài mà thôi.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s supremacy within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Contemplation of Śiva as sākṣin and karmādhipati is presented as a purifier of agency and a support for surrender leading toward anugraha.
Mantra: śivassarveśvarassākṣī karmaṇāṃ parameśvaraḥ | tadadhīnamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagadvai sacarācaram
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord and inner Witness—showing that karma and the entire cosmos function under His sovereignty; recognizing Him as sākṣī turns worldly action toward liberation through surrender and right understanding.
The Liṅga symbolizes Śiva as the all-pervading witness and lord beyond change; worship of Saguna Śiva (with form) trains devotion and surrender so that one realizes the same Śiva as the formless sākṣī governing all karma.
Practice sākṣī-bhāva (witness meditation) while offering daily actions to Śiva with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally alongside Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as reminders of detachment and devotion.