Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode
त्वं मे स्वामी परब्रह्म दासोहं ते सदाशिव । पोष्यश्चापि सदा ते हि सर्वेषां त्वं पिता यतः
tvaṃ me svāmī parabrahma dāsohaṃ te sadāśiva | poṣyaścāpi sadā te hi sarveṣāṃ tvaṃ pitā yataḥ
你是我的主宰——至上的梵（Parabrahman），噢萨达湿婆（Sadāśiva）。我是你的仆从，恒常蒙你养护；因为你确是万有之父。
Sati (addressing Lord Shiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: त्वं मे स्वामी परब्रह्म दासोऽहं ते सदाशिव । पोष्यश्चापि सदा ते हि सर्वेषां त्वं पिता यतः
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It expresses śaraṇāgati (total surrender): Shiva is Parabrahman and the universal Father (Pati), while the devotee accepts the stance of dāsa (servant) who is sustained by His grace—central to Shaiva Siddhanta devotion.
Though Shiva is praised as Parabrahman (transcendent), the relationship is devotional and personal—supporting Saguna worship through the Linga as the accessible form of the same Supreme, who protects and nourishes the devotee.
Practice humble japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a dāsa-bhāva (servant attitude), offering daily worship (arcana) to the Shiva Linga while contemplating Shiva as the inner sustainer and father of all beings.