Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 51
Śiva–Arjuna Yuddha and the Subjugation of Pride (Śiva-parīkṣā)
अर्जुन उवाच । किं ब्रूयां त्वं च सर्वेषामन्तर्यामितया स्थितः । तथापि वर्णितं मेऽद्य श्रूयतां च त्वया विभो
arjuna uvāca | kiṃ brūyāṃ tvaṃ ca sarveṣāmantaryāmitayā sthitaḥ | tathāpi varṇitaṃ me'dya śrūyatāṃ ca tvayā vibho
阿周那说道：“当你以‘内在主宰’（Antaryāmin）住于一切众生之中时，我还能说什么呢？然而，哦遍在的大主，我今日已尽己所能陈述；愿你垂听并予以纳受。”
Arjuna
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It expresses bhakti grounded in Shaiva insight: Shiva is antaryāmin (the indwelling Lord) who already knows all, yet the devotee still offers sincere speech as an act of surrender and grace-seeking.
Though Shiva is the formless indwelling Reality (nirguṇa as antaryāmin), Arjuna addresses Him personally as Vibhu, showing how nirguṇa truth is approached through saguna devotion—like worshiping the Linga as the accessible focus of the all-pervading Lord.
Practice inward remembrance of Shiva as antaryāmin while reciting the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering one’s words and thoughts as a humble stuti; this aligns well with japa done with rudrākṣa and a calm, surrendered mind.