Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 62
Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue
Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga
सुप्रसन्नश्च विघ्नानि संहरिष्यति सर्वदा । पुनश्चैवं शिवस्यैव वरं मन्त्रं प्रदास्यति
suprasannaśca vighnāni saṃhariṣyati sarvadā | punaścaivaṃ śivasyaiva varaṃ mantraṃ pradāsyati
अत्यंत प्रसन्न होकर वह सदा विघ्नों का संहार करेगा। फिर इसी प्रकार वह भगवान शिव का श्रेष्ठ वर-मंत्र पुनः प्रदान करेगा।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when the deity is pleased, He removes vighnas (inner and outer बाधाएँ) and grants a Śaiva mantra that becomes a direct means for purification and liberation in the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit of Pati’s saving compassion.
It affirms Saguna worship as effective: through devotion to Śiva (often approached as the Linga), the devotee gains divine favor, obstacle-removal, and mantra-upadeśa—showing that form-based worship can culminate in transformative spiritual power.
Mantra-upāsanā is implied: receive/hold Śiva’s mantra with reverence and practice steady japa and dhyāna, seeking vighna-nāśa and Śiva’s continued prasāda—especially suitable for disciplined daily worship and Mahāśivarātri observance.