Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40
उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)
एतस्मिन्समये तत्र सस्मितो भगवान्भवः । एह्येहीति तमाहूय मूर्ध्न्याघ्राय ददौ वरान्
etasminsamaye tatra sasmito bhagavānbhavaḥ | ehyehīti tamāhūya mūrdhnyāghrāya dadau varān
In eben diesem Augenblick rief der selige Herr Bhava (Śiva) ihn mit sanftem Lächeln: „Komm, komm.“ Er zog ihn nahe zu sich, roch liebevoll an seinem Scheitel und verlieh ihm Segnungen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: ehyehi
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose grace is intimate and immediate—He personally draws the devotee close and grants boons, showing that liberation and blessings arise primarily from divine compassion responding to devotion.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—God with attributes—who smiles, speaks, and blesses. In Linga worship, the same compassionate Lord is approached through a sacred form, and the devotee seeks His anugraha (grace) rather than merely worldly gain.
The takeaway is bhakti with surrender: approach Śiva with humility, recite the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and perform simple Linga upacāras (water/flowers) while praying for inner purification and Śiva’s grace.