Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 66
Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)
अन्तरात्मा ह्ययं साक्षान्निश्चयो ह्याशुशुक्षणिः । मांसग्रासान्पचेत्कुक्षौ स्त्रीणां नो मांसपेशिकाम्
antarātmā hyayaṃ sākṣānniścayo hyāśuśukṣaṇiḥ | māṃsagrāsānpacetkukṣau strīṇāṃ no māṃsapeśikām
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Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages, inferred from Purana dialogue convention within Shatarudra Saṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Establishes Śiva as sākṣin (inner witness) and teaches dharmic vision toward women; supports purity of conduct as a prerequisite for Śiva-anugraha.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva, as the Antaratman (Inner Witness), is immediately present within all beings; therefore, spiritual practice must include purified perception and ethical restraint, not merely outward ritual.
Linga worship trains the devotee to recognize Shiva as the formless Witness within forms; this verse applies that insight ethically—seeing Shiva’s presence within persons and abandoning degrading, body-only vision.
Meditate on Shiva as sākṣī (the inner witness) while reciting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and cultivate brahmacharya-like restraint and reverence in conduct—making inner purity the core of worship.