Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 65
घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset
Satī’s Address to Śiva
तस्मिन्स्वर्गसमे स्थाने दिव्यमानेन शंकरः । दशवर्षसहस्राणि रेमे सत्या समं मुदा
tasminsvargasame sthāne divyamānena śaṃkaraḥ | daśavarṣasahasrāṇi reme satyā samaṃ mudā
उस स्वर्ग-समान स्थान में दिव्य तेज से दीप्त शंकर सती के साथ आनंदपूर्वक दस हजार वर्षों तक रमण करते रहे।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s saguna (personal) līlā—His divine, auspicious presence that sanctifies even a worldly dwelling into a “heaven-like” realm, teaching that closeness to Śiva and devotion transform lived experience into spiritual bliss.
By portraying Śaṅkara’s manifest, radiant life with Satī, the verse supports saguna-upāsanā: devotees worship Śiva as present and gracious (as in the Liṅga), where divine splendor and joy become accessible through reverent remembrance and pūjā.
Meditate on Śiva’s auspicious form (śaṅkara-dhyāna) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water and bilva leaves to the Liṅga, and cultivating inner mudā (serene joy) as a devotional state.