Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
शुक्रनिग्रहः — The Seizure/Neutralization of Śukra (Kāvya) and the Daityas’ Despondency
स वर्षाणां शतं कुक्षौ भवस्य परितो भ्रमन् । न तस्य ददृशे रन्ध्रं शुचे रंध्रं खलो यथा
sa varṣāṇāṃ śataṃ kukṣau bhavasya parito bhraman | na tasya dadṛśe randhraṃ śuce raṃdhraṃ khalo yathā
તે સો વર્ષ સુધી ભવ (શિવ)ના ઉદરમાં ચારે તરફ ભમતો રહ્યો; છતાં તેને અતિ સૂક્ષ્મ પણ કોઈ રંધ્ર ન મળ્યું—જેમ ચિંતિત દુષ્ટ માણસ પણ નિર્દોષ અને સાવચેત પુરુષમાં છિદ્ર શોધી શકતો નથી।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches that Pati (Śiva) is inescapable and all-encompassing: ego-driven striving cannot find a “gap” in the Lord’s order; only humility and surrender open the way to grace and release.
Bhava here is Saguna Śiva—personally present and sovereign. Linga-worship trains the devotee to see Śiva as the inner support of all worlds, leaving no ‘outside’ where one can hide from dharma or divine will.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with repentance and surrender, paired with simple Śiva-pūjā (bilva offering and Tripuṇḍra/bhasma remembrance) to dissolve the urge to evade inner discipline.