Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying
पितुर्गेहे स ववृधे शुक्लपक्षे यथा शशी । शैशवेभ्यस्तविद्यस्तु स बभूव सुदीप्तिमान्
piturgehe sa vavṛdhe śuklapakṣe yathā śaśī | śaiśavebhyastavidyastu sa babhūva sudīptimān
পিতার গৃহে সে এমনভাবে বেড়ে উঠল, যেমন শুক্লপক্ষে চন্দ্র বৃদ্ধি পায়। শৈশব থেকেই সে বিদ্যার নানা শাখা আয়ত্ত করল এবং বুদ্ধি ও তেজে অত্যন্ত দীপ্তিমান হল।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse uses the waxing moon as a Shaiva symbol of sattvic increase—steady growth in virtue, learning, and inner luminosity—showing how a disciplined life ripens the soul’s fitness (pātratā) for Shiva’s grace.
Though it does not directly mention the Liṅga, it supports Saguna Shiva worship by emphasizing purification through right conduct and knowledge—qualities that make devotion (bhakti) stable and receptive to Shiva’s compassionate presence.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate daily discipline: recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a pure routine, study sacred teachings regularly, and maintain sattvic habits—so inner radiance grows ‘like the waxing moon’.