Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
नमो गुणारणिच्छन्न चिदूष्माय महेश्वर । मूढदुष्प्राप्तरूपाय ज्ञानिहृद्वासिने सदा
namo guṇāraṇicchanna cidūṣmāya maheśvara | mūḍhaduṣprāptarūpāya jñānihṛdvāsine sadā
顶礼大天摩诃提婆、摩诃伊湿伐罗：祂炽然的觉知被诸古那如薪木般遮覆；迷妄者难以证得祂的真实本相；而祂恒常安住于智者之心。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the hymn within the Satī-khaṇḍa context to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Interpretable as a contemplative teaching for pilgrims: the Lord’s cit is ever-present yet ‘covered’ for the mūḍha by guṇas; darśana becomes fruitful through inner purification and devotion.
Mantra: नमो गुणारणिच्छन्न चिदूष्माय महेश्वर । मूढदुष्प्राप्तरूपाय ज्ञानिहृद्वासिने सदा
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s luminous Consciousness is obscured for bound souls by the three guṇas, yet the same Lord is directly realized by the jñāni within the heart—pointing to liberation through inner realization of Pati beyond māyā.
Linga-worship provides a saguna support for devotion and concentration, helping the seeker transcend guṇa-bound perception; through such worship, the ‘hard-to-attain’ reality becomes accessible and is ultimately known as the indwelling Shiva.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner light (cit-ūṣmā) beyond sattva-rajas-tamas while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; support the practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady bhakti and remembrance.