Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)
एते गणाधिपाश्चान्ये महान्मानोऽमलप्रभाः । जग्मुस्तत्र महाप्रीत्या शिवदर्शनलालसाः
ete gaṇādhipāścānye mahānmāno'malaprabhāḥ | jagmustatra mahāprītyā śivadarśanalālasāḥ
Jene anderen Anführer der Gaṇas Śivas—großherzig und strahlend in makellosem Glanz—zogen voller übergroßer Freude dorthin, begierig nach dem gesegneten Darśana des Herrn Śiva.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Paradigmatic fruit of śiva-darśana: purification of mala and strengthening of bhakti leading toward anugraha (grace).
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Shift from cosmic description to devotional telos: the narrative culminates in yearning for Śiva’s darśana—anugraha as the inner purpose of sṛṣṭi.
FAQs
It highlights that true greatness is measured by pure-hearted devotion: the gaṇa-leaders, radiant and undefiled, move with joy toward Śiva’s darśana, showing that closeness to Pati (Śiva) arises from inner purity and loving longing.
Their eagerness for Śiva-darśana mirrors the devotee’s approach to Saguna Śiva—especially through Liṅga worship—where seeing, serving, and contemplating the manifest Lord becomes a direct channel for grace and liberation.
Cultivate śiva-darśana-bhāva: approach worship with joyful longing—chant the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), maintain purity (external and internal), and meditate on Śiva’s form or the Liṅga as a focused practice.