Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 59
शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)
विजहार तया सत्या दक्षपुत्र्या महेश्वरः । सुखी बभूव देवर्षे लोकाचारपरायणः
vijahāra tayā satyā dakṣaputryā maheśvaraḥ | sukhī babhūva devarṣe lokācāraparāyaṇaḥ
হে দেবর্ষি, মহেশ্বৰে দক্ষকন্যা সতীৰ সৈতে আনন্দে ক্ৰীড়া কৰিলে; লোকধৰ্ম-আচাৰত পৰায়ণ হৈ তেওঁ সন্তুষ্ট আৰু সুখী আছিল।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva’s saguna līlā: though transcendental (Pati), He demonstrates ideal dharma within the world, showing that spiritual life is not opposed to righteous conduct and harmonious household responsibility.
By portraying Maheśvara living in accordance with loka-dharma, the Purana encourages devotees to approach Śiva as Saguna—present, compassionate, and relatable—whose grace is sought through orderly living, devotion, and reverence to His forms including the Liṅga.
The practical takeaway is to align daily conduct with dharma while remembering Śiva—e.g., simple japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) alongside regular purity practices such as applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining disciplined, sattvic behavior.