Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15
सत्याः पुनस्तपश्चर्या — Satī’s Return to Austerity (Tapas) and Fearless Liṅga-Worship
न्यवर्तत बुभुक्षा च तस्यांगस्तम्भनं तथा । दौरात्म्यं जन्मसिद्धं च तृप्तिश्च समजायत
nyavartata bubhukṣā ca tasyāṃgastambhanaṃ tathā | daurātmyaṃ janmasiddhaṃ ca tṛptiśca samajāyata
Son avidité de nourriture s’apaisa, et la raideur de ses membres cessa aussi. Même la méchanceté innée qu’il portait depuis la naissance tomba, et le contentement naquit en lui.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It describes the marks of Shiva’s anugraha (grace): bodily affliction and compulsive craving recede, and deeper karmic tendencies—including seemingly inborn depravity—are purified, giving rise to tṛpti (inner contentment), a Shaiva sign of the soul turning from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati (Shiva).
In the Shiva Purana, devotion to Saguna Shiva—especially through Linga-upāsanā—often manifests as visible inner and outer transformation: the devotee’s restlessness and tamasic impulses diminish, and a stable satisfaction appears, indicating that worship is ripening into purification and steadiness of mind.
The takeaway is disciplined Shiva-bhakti that reduces craving: daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a calm, sattvic routine; if practiced traditionally, it may be supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and remembrance of Shiva.