Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः
Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm
पार्वत्यपि महाविष्णुं सस्मार मनसा तदा । तावद्ददर्श तं देवं सोपविष्टं समीपगम्
pārvatyapi mahāviṣṇuṃ sasmāra manasā tadā | tāvaddadarśa taṃ devaṃ sopaviṣṭaṃ samīpagam
তখন পার্বতীও মনে মহাবিষ্ণুকে স্মরণ করলেন; আর সেই মুহূর্তেই তিনি সেই দেবতাকে নিকটেই উপবিষ্ট অবস্থায় দেখলেন।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, with the verse describing Pārvatī’s action)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights smaraṇa (inner remembrance) as a potent act of devotion: when the mind becomes one-pointed, divine help manifests without delay—showing that grace responds to sincere inward turning.
Though the verse mentions Viṣṇu’s appearance, the Purāṇic frame supports Saguna upāsanā: devotees relate to the Divine through accessible forms and names. In Shaiva understanding, such divine interventions operate within Shiva’s overarching lordship (Pati), while devotees employ form-based devotion as a valid means.
A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa and mānasika japa—steady mental repetition of a chosen divine name/mantra (for Shaivas, the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with focused remembrance, especially in moments of need.