Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा-माहात्म्यम् / The Greatness of Liṅga Installation
प्रबुद्धोत्थाय शयनाद्ददर्श परमेष्ठिनम् । तमाह चांतस्संक्रुद्धः स्वयमक्रुद्धवद्धरिः
prabuddhotthāya śayanāddadarśa parameṣṭhinam | tamāha cāṃtassaṃkruddhaḥ svayamakruddhavaddhariḥ
जागकर शय्या से उठे हरि ने परमेष्ठी ब्रह्मा को देखा। भीतर से क्रुद्ध होकर भी, स्वयं को संयमित रख, वे अक्रुद्ध-से बोल उठे।
Suta Goswami (narrating the episode of Hari and Brahma)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights inner mastery: even when anger arises, a disciplined mind restrains reactive speech and action—an essential Shaiva virtue supporting purification (śuddhi) and readiness for Shiva’s grace.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly tied to inner śama (calm) and niyama (restraint). This verse models the devotee’s attitude: control of passions so worship becomes a fit vessel for receiving the Lord’s anugraha (grace).
Practice japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with breath-awareness to cool anger, and observe a brief mauna (silence) before speaking—turning inner agitation into mindful restraint.