Shloka 5
शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)
तत्स्वरूपेण तत्रैव सुहृद्भूवा विलास्यहम् । कुबेरस्य च वत्स्यामि करिष्यामि तपो महत्
tatsvarūpeṇa tatraiva suhṛdbhūvā vilāsyaham | kuberasya ca vatsyāmi kariṣyāmi tapo mahat
“Assuming that very form, I shall sport there itself as a well-wishing friend. I shall dwell with Kubera, and I shall undertake a great austerity.”
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
Sthala Purana: The verse depicts Śiva adopting a particular ‘form’ to dwell with Kubera as a friendly well-wisher and to perform great tapas—an anugraha-līlā rather than a Jyotirliṅga foundation.
Significance: Models the paradox of the Lord performing ‘tapas’ as līlā to uplift devotees: even worldly-lord Kubera is drawn toward higher dharma through Śiva’s companionship.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights that divine purpose can express itself through a chosen form and relationship (friendship), while emphasizing tapas as a purifying discipline that ripens the soul toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.
By speaking of ‘assuming a form’ and engaging in līlā, the verse supports Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva (and Shiva’s play in creation) through accessible forms and narratives, which ultimately lead the devotee toward the transcendent reality signified by the Liṅga.
The practical takeaway is tapas with steadiness—daily japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), observance of vows, and simple austerities (like fasting or regulated living), performed with a friendly, benevolent disposition toward all beings.