Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49
प्रयागे महत्समाजः — शिवदर्शनं दक्षागमनं च
The Great Assembly at Prayāga: Śiva’s Appearance and Dakṣa’s Arrival
तत्त्वज्ञानेन निर्हृत्य प्रपंचरचनो भव । बुधस्स्वस्थो महाबुद्धे नन्दिन् क्रोधादिवर्जितः
tattvajñānena nirhṛtya prapaṃcaracano bhava | budhassvastho mahābuddhe nandin krodhādivarjitaḥ
Durch Erkenntnis der Wirklichkeit löse die Fessel der weltlichen Ausbreitung und werde einer, der die Verstrickungen des saṃsāra nicht mehr webt. O Nandin von großer Einsicht, sei ein standhafter Weiser, im inneren Gleichmut gegründet, frei von Zorn und dergleichen.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: तत्त्वज्ञानेन निर्हृत्य प्रपंचरचनो भव । बुधस्स्वस्थो महाबुद्धे नन्दिन् क्रोधादिवर्जितः
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that tattva-jñāna (right knowledge of Pati–Paśu–Pāśa and the Real) uproots the tendency to multiply saṃsāric experience through mental projection, and that liberation is supported by inner steadiness and freedom from anger and related impurities.
By urging Nandin to become svastha and krodhādi-varjita, the verse points to purification and one-pointedness—qualities that make Liṅga-upāsanā effective, where devotion to Saguna Shiva matures into tattva-jñāna and detachment from prapañca.
A practical takeaway is daily Shaiva discipline: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with calm breath, coupled with ethical restraint—especially mastering anger—so the mind stops “constructing” prapañca and abides in Shiva-centered clarity.