Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25
तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra
एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र हिमालयमुखा धराः । स्नेहार्दितास्तदा जग्मुः कुमारं च परीप्सवः
etasminnaṃtare tatra himālayamukhā dharāḥ | snehārditāstadā jagmuḥ kumāraṃ ca parīpsavaḥ
এদিকে সেই সময়ে হিমালয় প্রমুখ পর্বতরাজেরা স্নেহে বিগলিত হয়ে সেখানে গেলেন—কুমার (স্কন্দ)-এর দর্শন ও সান্নিধ্য লাভের আকাঙ্ক্ষায়।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights bhakti as a sanctifying force: even great beings like the mountain-kings are drawn by loving devotion toward Shiva’s divine manifestation (Kumāra), seeking darśana that awakens grace and right orientation to Pati (the Lord).
Kumāra is approached as a saguna expression within Shiva’s sacred family and divine play; seeking his presence parallels seeking Shiva’s accessible, worshipful forms—where devotion ripens through darśana and reverent approach.
The verse implies devotional approach (upāsanā) through darśana-seeking: one may practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a bhakti-filled mind and then proceed for temple darśana of Shiva and his divine family.