Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49
प्रयागे महत्समाजः — शिवदर्शनं दक्षागमनं च
The Great Assembly at Prayāga: Śiva’s Appearance and Dakṣa’s Arrival
तत्त्वज्ञानेन निर्हृत्य प्रपंचरचनो भव । बुधस्स्वस्थो महाबुद्धे नन्दिन् क्रोधादिवर्जितः
tattvajñānena nirhṛtya prapaṃcaracano bhava | budhassvastho mahābuddhe nandin krodhādivarjitaḥ
Par la connaissance du Réel, ôte le lien de la prolifération mondaine et deviens celui qui ne tisse plus les enchevêtrements du saṃsāra. Ô Nandin, à la grande intelligence, sois un sage stable, établi dans la paix intérieure, libre de la colère et du reste.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: तत्त्वज्ञानेन निर्हृत्य प्रपंचरचनो भव । बुधस्स्वस्थो महाबुद्धे नन्दिन् क्रोधादिवर्जितः
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that tattva-jñāna (right knowledge of Pati–Paśu–Pāśa and the Real) uproots the tendency to multiply saṃsāric experience through mental projection, and that liberation is supported by inner steadiness and freedom from anger and related impurities.
By urging Nandin to become svastha and krodhādi-varjita, the verse points to purification and one-pointedness—qualities that make Liṅga-upāsanā effective, where devotion to Saguna Shiva matures into tattva-jñāna and detachment from prapañca.
A practical takeaway is daily Shaiva discipline: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with calm breath, coupled with ethical restraint—especially mastering anger—so the mind stops “constructing” prapañca and abides in Shiva-centered clarity.