Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
शिवतेजसः समुद्रे बालरूपप्रादुर्भावः (Śiva’s Tejas Manifesting as a Child in the Ocean)
अथ तद्दर्शनोत्फुल्लनयनस्सागरस्तदा । तमात्मजं समादाय स्वगेहमगमन्मुदा
atha taddarśanotphullanayanassāgarastadā | tamātmajaṃ samādāya svagehamagamanmudā
তাৰ পাছত তাক দেখি আনন্দত ফুলি উঠা নয়নযুক্ত সাগৰে নিজৰ পুত্ৰক কোলাত লৈ হৰ্ষভৰে নিজৰ ঘৰলৈ গ’ল।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights the auspicious fruit of divine protection and right order (dharma): reunion and joy arise when events align under Shiva’s unseen grace, reminding devotees that worldly relief can become a doorway to gratitude and steadiness in bhakti.
Though the verse is narrative, its mood reflects Saguna Shiva’s anugraha (grace) felt in lived experience—devotees recognize Shiva’s compassionate governance behind safety, reunion, and auspicious homecoming, which is then offered back through Linga-worship and remembrance.
A practical takeaway is kṛtajñatā (gratitude) expressed through simple Shiva-smaraṇa: chanting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering water to a Śiva-liṅga, dedicating the joy of reunion and protection to Shiva as Pati (the Lord).