Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च
Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn
नष्टोभून्नारद मदो विस्मयोऽभूच्च मे हृदि । निरानंदस्य च मुनेऽपूर्णो निजमनोरथे
naṣṭobhūnnārada mado vismayo'bhūcca me hṛdi | nirānaṃdasya ca mune'pūrṇo nijamanorathe
Ô Nārada, mon orgueil fut anéanti et l’étonnement s’éleva dans mon cœur. Et, ô muni, je demeurai sans ānanda, car mon désir le plus cher ne fut pas accompli.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse highlights the collapse of ego (mada) and the arising of inner clarity through shock and disappointment—an opening toward surrender to Śiva’s higher order, where personal desire is not the final authority.
By showing that pride and self-will lead to frustration, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship as a discipline of humility—approaching the Liṅga with devotion so the limited self yields to the Lord’s grace and guidance.
A practical takeaway is to pair daily Liṅga-pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a vow of humility—mentally offering one’s desires into Śiva rather than clinging to outcomes.