Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 28
वीरभद्र-भैरव-आह्वानम् — Invocation of Vīrabhadra/Bhairava for Cosmic Reabsorption
संहर्तुर्न हि संहारः स्वतो वा परतोऽपि वा । शासितम्मम सर्व्वत्र शास्ता कोऽपि न विद्यते
saṃharturna hi saṃhāraḥ svato vā parato'pi vā | śāsitammama sarvvatra śāstā ko'pi na vidyate
对我——那施行寂灭者——并无所谓寂灭：无论由我自身，或由他者，都不能使我毁灭。于一切处，唯我为统御者；在我之上，别无任何主宰。
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Cosmic Event: mahapralaya
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati—the absolutely independent Lord—who is not subject to decay, death, or any higher authority, grounding devotion in His supremacy and leading the seeker toward liberation.
Linga worship honors Shiva as the formless, beginningless Reality (beyond dissolution) made accessible through a sacred form; the verse supports seeing the Linga as the sign of the One who rules all yet is ruled by none.
Practice steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with the contemplation that Shiva alone is the inner governor; offer Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance and surrender.