Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
दाक्षयज्ञप्रस्थान-प्रश्नः
Satī Inquires about the Departure for Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
ब्रह्मोवाच । तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सत्या देवो महेश्वरः । दक्ष वागिषुहृद्विद्धो बभाषे सूनृतं वचः
brahmovāca | tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā satyā devo maheśvaraḥ | dakṣa vāgiṣuhṛdviddho babhāṣe sūnṛtaṃ vacaḥ
Brahmā dit : Ayant entendu les paroles de Satī, le Seigneur Maheśvara—bien que son cœur fût transpercé par la parole de Dakṣa, telle une flèche—répondit par des mots doux et véridiques.
Brahmā
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati—the ever-compassionate Lord—who remains inwardly steady even when provoked, responding with truthful and gentle speech. This models the Shaiva ideal of self-mastery, where anger is not allowed to bind the soul (paśu) through further karma.
Saguna Śiva is worshipped as the compassionate, accessible Lord who protects devotees through grace and dharma. This verse portrays that same gracious nature—Śiva does not mirror hostility, teaching devotees to approach the Liṅga with purity, restraint, and devotion rather than reactive emotion.
Practice vāṅ-niyama (discipline of speech): before japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” resolve to speak sūnṛta—truth that is also gentle. As a simple vrata, maintain a period of mauna (measured silence) and then offer calm, truthful prayer at the Śiva-liṅga.