Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः
Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm
पार्वत्यपि महाविष्णुं सस्मार मनसा तदा । तावद्ददर्श तं देवं सोपविष्टं समीपगम्
pārvatyapi mahāviṣṇuṃ sasmāra manasā tadā | tāvaddadarśa taṃ devaṃ sopaviṣṭaṃ samīpagam
ثم إن بارفتي أيضًا ذكرت مهافيشنو في قلبها؛ وفي تلك اللحظة بعينها أبصرت ذلك الإله جالسًا، حاضرًا قريبًا منها.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, with the verse describing Pārvatī’s action)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights smaraṇa (inner remembrance) as a potent act of devotion: when the mind becomes one-pointed, divine help manifests without delay—showing that grace responds to sincere inward turning.
Though the verse mentions Viṣṇu’s appearance, the Purāṇic frame supports Saguna upāsanā: devotees relate to the Divine through accessible forms and names. In Shaiva understanding, such divine interventions operate within Shiva’s overarching lordship (Pati), while devotees employ form-based devotion as a valid means.
A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa and mānasika japa—steady mental repetition of a chosen divine name/mantra (for Shaivas, the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with focused remembrance, especially in moments of need.