Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
तद्धठं सा परिज्ञाय द्विजपत्नी तपस्विनी । शान्तये तद्धठस्याथ शुभोपायमरीरचत्
taddhaṭhaṃ sā parijñāya dvijapatnī tapasvinī | śāntaye taddhaṭhasyātha śubhopāyamarīracat
Comprenant cette résolution obstinée, l’épouse ascète du brāhmane, désireuse de l’apaiser, imagina alors un moyen auspicieux pour la conduire à la paix.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Domestic scene in the Upamanyu narrative; no Jyotirliṅga localization is indicated here.
Significance: Illustrates how worldly caretaking strategies attempt to pacify desire; by contrast, true fulfillment comes through turning to Śiva’s grace.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights śānti (inner pacification) achieved through tapas and discernment—transforming stubborn force (haṭha) into a dharmic, auspicious path aligned with Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate harmonizer.
Though the Linga is not named here, the verse reflects a key Shaiva theme: turning turbulent resolve into auspicious action—often fulfilled in the Purana through Saguna Shiva-oriented śānti practices such as worship, vows, and propitiation.
A general śānti-upāya is implied: adopting a calming remedial practice—typically japa (e.g., Panchakshara ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’), vrata, or pūjā—to settle agitation and restore spiritual clarity.