Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 14
Harīśvara-liṅga Mahimā and the Origin-Context of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana (हरिश्वरलिङ्गमहिमा तथा सुदर्शनप्राप्तिकथा)
कमलैस्सरसो जातैर्मानसाख्यान्मुनीश्वराः । बद्ध्वा चैवासनं तत्र न चचाल हरिस्स्वयम्
kamalaissaraso jātairmānasākhyānmunīśvarāḥ | baddhvā caivāsanaṃ tatra na cacāla harissvayam
يا سادةَ الحكماء، بزهور اللوتس المولودة من البحيرة المسماة «مانَس»، رتّب هناك مَقعدًا؛ ولم يتحرّك هَرِيّ (فيشنو) نفسه من ذلك الموضع، بل ثبت فيه راسخًا.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Viṣṇu undertakes steadfast upāsanā of Śiva at Mānasarovara, fashioning an āsana of lotuses and remaining unmoved—an archetype of tapas preceding Śiva’s revelation.
Significance: Models niṣṭhā (unwavering resolve) in Śiva-upāsanā; teaches that divine vision is preceded by steadiness of mind and senses.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights niścala-bhāva—unwavering steadiness. Even a great deity like Viṣṇu demonstrates disciplined stillness and focused intent, a prerequisite for receiving Shiva’s grace and higher realization.
Preparing a pure seat and remaining steady reflects proper upāsanā for Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship): external purity (āsana, place) supports inner one-pointed devotion, which ripens into Shiva’s anugraha.
Establish a clean āsana and practice still meditation (dhyāna) without restlessness; this pairs naturally with japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and, where traditional, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness.