Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
शुक्रस्य जठरस्थत्वं तथा मृत्युशमनी-विद्या (Śukra in Śiva’s belly and the death-subduing vidyā)
विनिष्क्रांतः कथं धीमाच्छंभोर्जठरपंजरात् । कथमाराधयामास कियत्कालं स भार्गवः
viniṣkrāṃtaḥ kathaṃ dhīmācchaṃbhorjaṭharapaṃjarāt | kathamārādhayāmāsa kiyatkālaṃ sa bhārgavaḥ
Wie trat der weise Bhārgava aus dem käfiggleichen Bauch Śambhus hervor? Und auf welche Weise vollzog er Ihm ārādhana (hingebungsvolle Verehrung), und wie lange währte es?
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the verse frames a kathā-question about emergence from Śiva’s ‘belly-cage’ and subsequent ārādhana—typical Purāṇic setup for a grace-bestowing episode.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse frames Śiva as Pati (the Lord and liberator) whose grace is accessed through sustained ārādhana; it highlights that the manner and duration of devotion matter, pointing to disciplined bhakti as a path to Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace).
By asking “how he worshipped” and “for how long,” the text emphasizes practical Saguna worship—structured propitiation of Śambhu—often expressed in Purāṇic practice through Liṅga-upāsanā, mantra-japa, and vrata, culminating in the Lord’s tangible response.
The verse suggests prolonged, disciplined ārādhana—such as daily mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’), steady dhyāna on Śiva, and vrata-style worship—performed consistently over a defined period to invoke Śiva’s grace.