Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
हिरण्यनेत्रस्य तपः — Hiraṇyanetra’s Austerity and the Boon
रसातले चैव तथा धरायां त्रिविष्टपे याः प्रमदाः सुरूपाः । ताभिर्युतोऽन्येषु सपर्वतेषु रराम रम्येषु नदीतटेषु
rasātale caiva tathā dharāyāṃ triviṣṭape yāḥ pramadāḥ surūpāḥ | tābhiryuto'nyeṣu saparvateṣu rarāma ramyeṣu nadītaṭeṣu
Accompanied by those exquisitely beautiful maidens—found in Rasātala, on the earth, and in Triviṣṭapa (heaven)—he sported in other delightful regions with mountains, taking pleasure along charming riverbanks.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse portrays Shiva’s līlā—His free, sovereign movement through all realms—showing Him as Pati (the Lord) who remains untouched by worldly bonds even while appearing to enjoy within the worlds.
It supports Saguna Shiva devotion by depicting the Lord’s manifest play in creation; the Liṅga is worshipped as the stable, transcendent sign of that same Shiva who pervades all lokas yet is not confined by them.
Meditate on Shiva as all-pervading across the three realms while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating inner detachment (vairāgya) alongside devotion (bhakti).