Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
शङ्खचूडकृततपः—ब्रह्मवरकवचप्राप्तिः / Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Austerity—Brahmā’s Boon and the Bestowal of the Kavaca
अनेन सार्द्धं सुचिरं विहारं कुरु सर्वदा । स्थानेस्थाने यथेच्छं च सर्वलोकेषु सुन्दरि
anena sārddhaṃ suciraṃ vihāraṃ kuru sarvadā | sthānesthāne yathecchaṃ ca sarvalokeṣu sundari
«Mit ihm erfreue dich stets an langer Gemeinschaft und freiem Wandeln. O Schöne, wandere nach deinem Wunsch von Ort zu Ort, durch alle Welten.»
Lord Shiva (inferred, addressing a goddess/consort as “sundari” within Rudrasaṃhitā narrative speech)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s grace as liberating and expansive: the soul, under the Lord’s companionship, is no longer bound by fear or limitation and can move freely—symbolizing freedom from pāśa (bondage) through closeness to Pati (Shiva).
It reflects Saguna Shiva’s accessible, relational aspect—Shiva as the compassionate Lord who invites intimate association. Linga-worship trains the devotee to abide in Shiva’s presence, so that one’s life becomes ‘companionship with Shiva’ rather than worldly compulsion.
A practical takeaway is steady remembrance (smaraṇa) of Shiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” coupled with simple daily Shiva-upāsanā (e.g., vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra and a brief dhyāna), cultivating inner freedom ‘wherever one may be’.