Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
शुक्रस्य जठरस्थत्वं तथा मृत्युशमनी-विद्या (Śukra in Śiva’s belly and the death-subduing vidyā)
अद्य विद्याफलं तत्ते सर्वे पश्यंतु भार्गव । प्रमथा असुरान्सर्वान् कृपया जीवयिष्यतः
adya vidyāphalaṃ tatte sarve paśyaṃtu bhārgava | pramathā asurānsarvān kṛpayā jīvayiṣyataḥ
„Heute, o Bhārgava, sollen alle die Frucht deines heiligen Wissens schauen. Die Pramathas werden aus Mitgefühl das Leben aller Asuras verschonen.“
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa episode to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse presents “vidyā-phala” (the true outcome of sacred knowledge) as kṛpā—compassion and restraint—showing that Shaiva power is perfected when it protects life and aligns action with dharma, not mere domination.
The Pramathas represent Saguna Shiva’s active grace in the world—His gaṇas enact protection and mercy. Linga-worship in the Purana is repeatedly linked to inner purification where strength becomes an instrument of anugraha (benevolent grace).
A practical takeaway is to pair mantra-japa (especially Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of ahiṁsā and kṣamā (forgiveness), letting spiritual discipline mature into compassion—the hallmark fruit of Shaiva sādhanā.