Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13
कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera
यदा यदैव तां पृच्छेदये गुणनिधिस्सुतः । न दृश्यते मया गेहे कल्याणि विदधाति किम्
yadā yadaiva tāṃ pṛcchedaye guṇanidhissutaḥ | na dṛśyate mayā gehe kalyāṇi vidadhāti kim
每当具那尼提之子询问她时，他便说道：“吉祥者啊，我在家中看不见任何东西——那么你在此究竟筹办或成就什么呢？”
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the episode within Rudra Saṃhitā to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how limited human perception can be: one may not “see” the inner purpose or dharmic labor occurring, while divine order (Śiva’s governance of creation) unfolds subtly through ordinary life.
Though the verse is domestic in tone, it supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti by implying that sacred order operates even in unseen ways—encouraging trust, reverence, and steadiness in worship beyond what the senses can verify.
A practical takeaway is mindful daily karma offered to Śiva—paired with simple japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—cultivating faith when results are not immediately visible.