Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
हिरण्यनेत्रस्य तपः — Hiraṇyanetra’s Austerity and the Boon
सनत्कुमार उवाच । तेषां तु वाक्यानि निशम्य तानि विचार्य बुद्ध्या स्वयमेव दीनः । ताञ्छांतयित्वा विविधैर्वचोभिर्गतस्त्वरण्यं निशि निर्जनं तु
sanatkumāra uvāca | teṣāṃ tu vākyāni niśamya tāni vicārya buddhyā svayameva dīnaḥ | tāñchāṃtayitvā vividhairvacobhirgatastvaraṇyaṃ niśi nirjanaṃ tu
Sanatkumāra dit : Ayant entendu leurs paroles et les ayant pesées par son propre discernement, il s’attrista au fond de lui. Après les avoir apaisés par diverses paroles de réconfort, il se rendit, de nuit, dans une forêt déserte.
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights viveka (discernment) and vairāgya (detachment): after assessing worldly speech and conflict, one seeks inner clarity through restraint, compassion, and solitude—dispositions that mature the soul (paśu) toward Shiva’s grace (Pati-anugraha) in Shaiva Siddhanta.
Though the Linga is not named here, the movement from agitation to pacification and then to solitary retreat mirrors the devotional arc of Saguna Shiva worship: calming the mind, turning inward, and approaching Shiva (often through Linga-upāsanā) with steadiness and purified intention.
A practical takeaway is quiet japa and dhyāna in a secluded place—such as repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a composed mind; if following Shiva Purana observances, this may be supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness.