Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
नारद उवाच । शृणु मद्वचनं वह्ने तव दाहहरं शुभम् । परमानंददं रम्यं सर्वकष्टनिवारकम्
nārada uvāca | śṛṇu madvacanaṃ vahne tava dāhaharaṃ śubham | paramānaṃdadaṃ ramyaṃ sarvakaṣṭanivārakam
Nārada dit : «Ô Agni, écoute mes paroles—des paroles auspiciennes qui ôteront ta brûlure. Elles sont charmantes, donnent la béatitude suprême et dissipent toute affliction».
Narada
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva principle that right instruction aligned with Shiva-dharma is “auspicious” because it cools the inner fire of suffering (tāpa), leading the seeker toward paramānanda (supreme bliss) and the removal of obstacles.
Though the Linga is not named here, the motif of “removing burning and distress” points to Saguna Shiva’s grace as the accessible refuge in Purāṇic practice—devotional remembrance, mantra, and worship that pacify affliction and steady the mind toward liberation.
The verse suggests śravaṇa (reverent listening) and mantra-oriented contemplation: receiving Shiva-centered counsel, repeating it inwardly, and using it to pacify agitation—often supported in Shaiva practice by japa (e.g., Panchakshara) and purifying disciplines like bhasma and Rudraksha.