Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 59
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
तद्रेतःकणिकास्सद्यस्तद्देहान् विविशुर्मुने । रोमद्वाराऽखिला वह्निरभूद्दाहविवर्जितः
tadretaḥkaṇikāssadyastaddehān viviśurmune | romadvārā'khilā vahnirabhūddāhavivarjitaḥ
Ô sage, ces infimes gouttelettes de sa semence pénétrèrent aussitôt leurs corps par les pores de la peau; et le feu qui les envahissait par chaque pore fut privé de tout pouvoir de brûler : son ardeur fut apaisée par l’ordonnance divine de Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: creative
FAQs
It portrays Śiva’s śakti as utterly sovereign: even a force as consuming as fire becomes harmless when governed by the Lord’s will, teaching that divine grace can neutralize the burning of karma and passion.
The episode emphasizes Saguna Śiva as the compassionate, regulating Lord (Pati) who transforms intense energies into auspicious outcomes—mirroring how Linga-worship seeks Śiva’s presence to purify and redirect life-force toward dharma and liberation.
A takeaway is disciplined purification with bhakti—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inner restraint—so that inner “fire” (tapas, desire, anger) becomes dāha-vivarjita, i.e., non-harming and spiritually productive.