Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः
Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva
द्वास्थैस्ससंभ्रमैरेव देवो देव्यागमोत्सुकः । शंकमाना प्रविष्टान्तस्तञ्च सा समपश्यत
dvāsthaissasaṃbhramaireva devo devyāgamotsukaḥ | śaṃkamānā praviṣṭāntastañca sā samapaśyata
Désireux de l’arrivée de la Déesse, le Seigneur—ému par l’agitation fervente des serviteurs au seuil—entra dans les appartements intérieurs. Alors la Déesse, pénétrant avec une douce appréhension, Le vit en ce lieu.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Narrative of Devī’s arrival and Śiva’s eager movement inward prompted by the attendants’ commotion; not a Jyotirliṅga episode.
Significance: Portrays the Lord’s accessibility and responsiveness to Devī (and by extension to the devotee), emphasizing grace (anugraha) and intimate darśana.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It portrays Saguna Śiva’s accessible, personal presence—where divine intimacy becomes a doorway to bhakti, softening fear into trust as the soul (symbolized by the Goddess approaching) beholds the Lord within.
While the Liṅga signifies the transcendent, this scene highlights Saguna Śiva’s leela—showing that devotion can approach the same Supreme through personal form, nearness, and loving encounter.
A simple bhakti-dhyāna: inwardly “enter within” (praviṣṭāntaḥ) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya"—and visualize meeting Śiva in the heart-temple with reverence and humility.