Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle
सख्या कृतात्मनो दोषं सा व्यास स्मारिता पुनः । सर्वं तत्पूर्ववृत्तांतं ततो दृष्ट्वा च सा भवत्
sakhyā kṛtātmano doṣaṃ sā vyāsa smāritā punaḥ | sarvaṃ tatpūrvavṛttāṃtaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā ca sā bhavat
ثم، يا فياسا، ذكّرتها صديقتها مرةً أخرى بالذنب الذي اقترفته بعزمها هي. وبعد ذلك، إذ أبصرت مجرى ما وقع من قبل كلَّه، انكشفت لها الحقيقة ووعته تمامًا.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights inner accountability: when one recognizes one’s self-caused fault and clearly sees the chain of past events, repentance and right understanding arise—an essential step toward purification and alignment with Shiva-dharma.
In Shaiva practice, honest remembrance and confession of one’s shortcomings prepares the devotee for worthy approach to Saguna Shiva in Linga-worship—purifying intent (bhāva) so devotion becomes steady and transformative.
A practical takeaway is daily self-review (ātma-vicāra) before worship: recall actions, acknowledge faults, and then offer mantra-japa (e.g., “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a corrected resolve; if following ritual, do it after simple purification such as Tripuṇḍra-bhasma application.