Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
न भक्तिश्शंकरे पुंसां रागद्वेषरतात्मनाम् । तद्विधानां हि सहसा मुक्तिर्भवति सर्वथा
na bhaktiśśaṃkare puṃsāṃ rāgadveṣaratātmanām | tadvidhānāṃ hi sahasā muktirbhavati sarvathā
إنّ الرجال الذين غاصت قلوبهم في التعلّق والنفور لا تنشأ فيهم العبادةُ المحبّة لِشَنْكَرَة (Śaṅkara). أمّا الذين يسيرون على ما شرعه من رياضاتٍ وآداب، فإنّ الخلاص يأتيهم حقًّا—فجأةً وعلى كلّ وجه.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Distinguishes the psychology of bondage (rāga-dveṣa) from the path of release (Śiva-vidhi/niyama). Pilgrimage is reframed as disciplined alignment with Śiva’s ordinances culminating in swift mukti.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that rāga (clinging desire) and dveṣa (reactive hatred) obstruct Śiva-bhakti; when these binding tendencies are checked through Śiva’s ordained path, mokṣa can arise swiftly by Śiva’s grace.
Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship is a discipline that steadies the mind and purifies rāga-dveṣa; by following Śiva’s prescribed observances with devotion, the worshipper becomes fit for Śiva’s liberating grace.
Follow Śiva’s vidhi: regular Linga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and purificatory observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and restrained conduct to reduce rāga-dveṣa.