Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
शिवलोकमयं ह्यद्य गंतास्माभिस्सहैव तु । कंचित्कालं महाभोगान्करिष्यति शिवानुगः
śivalokamayaṃ hyadya gaṃtāsmābhissahaiva tu | kaṃcitkālaṃ mahābhogānkariṣyati śivānugaḥ
« En vérité, aujourd’hui il ira au monde de Śiva avec nous. Pendant quelque temps, ce dévot—compagnon et serviteur de Śiva—jouira de grandes délices divines. »
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Rudra Saṃhitā narration)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse states the fruit of Śiva-bhakti: ascent to Śivaloka and enjoyment of divine bhoga for a limited period before higher liberation is implied elsewhere in the narrative arc.
Significance: Affirms Śiva’s saving grace (anugraha): even a bound soul (paśu) who becomes ‘śivānuga’ gains post-mortem elevation beyond Yama’s jurisdiction.
FAQs
It affirms the fruit of Śiva-bhakti: by Śiva’s grace, the devotee attains Śivaloka and experiences divine fulfillment, showing that liberation and higher states are bestowed through devotion to Pati (Śiva).
Śivaloka is approached through devotion to Saguna Śiva—Śiva worshipped with form and attributes, often through the Liṅga—where the devotee becomes ‘śivānuga,’ one who lives in Śiva’s presence and service by grace.
The takeaway is steady Śiva-bhakti: daily Liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance.