Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
त्वरमाणोथ संगम्य ददर्श पुरुषोत्तमम् । क्षीरार्णवालये शुभ्रे विमाने सूर्यसंनिभे
tvaramāṇotha saṃgamya dadarśa puruṣottamam | kṣīrārṇavālaye śubhre vimāne sūryasaṃnibhe
مسرعًا تقدّم فرأى بوروṣوتّما، الشخص الأسمى. وفي المقام الأبيض المشرق في محيط اللبن، كان في فيمانا سماوية مباركة، تتلألأ كالشمس في بهائها.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights the fruit of earnest spiritual striving: when one hastens with focused intent, divine grace culminates in darśana—direct experiential recognition of the Supreme Reality, who is ultimately affirmed in Shaiva Siddhanta as Pati (Lord) beyond all bonds.
Though the scene depicts the Supreme Person in a luminous, perceivable form, it reinforces the Shaiva principle that Saguna worship (including Śiva-liṅga upāsanā) disciplines the mind and ripens devotion, making the seeker fit for direct vision of the Divine and for ascent toward the transcendent (Nirguna) truth.
It suggests swift, single-pointed approach (ekāgratā) supported by japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and devotional contemplation of the Lord’s radiant form; practitioners may also steady the vow with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance.