Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11
प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः
Departure and Lament in Separation
पुनः पुनः शिवामाता यामयोऽन्याश्च योषितः । भ्रातरो जनकः प्रेम्णा रुरुदुर्बद्धसौहृदाः
punaḥ punaḥ śivāmātā yāmayo'nyāśca yoṣitaḥ | bhrātaro janakaḥ premṇā rurudurbaddhasauhṛdāḥ
बार-बार शिवा की माता, उसकी सखियाँ और अन्य स्त्रियाँ रो पड़ीं; और उसके भाई तथा पिता भी गहरे स्नेह से बँधे हुए प्रेमवश विलाप करने लगे।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights intense human attachment (sauhṛda) and the pain of separation, implicitly contrasting worldly bonds with the higher refuge in Pati (Śiva); in Shaiva understanding, such emotion is purified when redirected into steadfast bhakti toward Śiva.
The verse frames the devotional mood around Śivā (Pārvatī) and her relation to Śiva; the narrative context supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti where emotions—grief, longing, love—are offered and transformed through worship, including Linga-upāsanā.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind in grief or separation by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Śiva-pūjā (water/abhiṣeka), converting worldly sorrow into devotional remembrance.