Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
भिक्षितुन्नाधिगच्छामि न मे परिचितिः क्वचित् । न च पार्श्वे धनं किञ्चित्किमत्र शरणं भवेत्
bhikṣitunnādhigacchāmi na me paricitiḥ kvacit | na ca pārśve dhanaṃ kiñcitkimatra śaraṇaṃ bhavet
Je ne sais même pas où aller mendier ; je n’ai de relations nulle part. Et je n’ai aucun bien à mes côtés — dans une telle situation, quel refuge pourrait-il y avoir pour moi ?
Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṁhitā account; the verse expresses the lament of a destitute seeker within the creation narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
FAQs
It highlights the collapse of worldly supports—contacts and wealth—pointing the seeker toward true śaraṇa (refuge) in Pati, Lord Shiva, who alone grants protection and liberation when external means fail.
When one has no human backing, the Saguna form of Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—becomes the accessible refuge: a concrete focus for surrender, prayer, and receiving grace (anugraha) beyond social status or possessions.
A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness and remembrance of Shiva as the sole shelter.