Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51
गणेश-षण्मुखयोः विवाहविचारः / Deliberation on the Marriages of Gaṇeśa and Ṣaṇmukha
समुत्पन्ने च दुःखे च यस्य बुद्धिर्विशिष्यते । तस्य दुखं विनश्येत सूर्ये दृष्टे यथा तमः
samutpanne ca duḥkhe ca yasya buddhirviśiṣyate | tasya dukhaṃ vinaśyeta sūrye dṛṣṭe yathā tamaḥ
Saat duka muncul, siapa yang buddhi-nya menjadi jernih dan teguh, dukanya lenyap—sebagaimana gelap sirna ketika matahari terlihat. Dalam Śaiva Siddhānta, “buddhi luhur” ini adalah pemahaman benar yang selaras dengan Pati (Śiva), memutus ikatan pāśa dan melarutkan duka.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s teaching context within the Kumārakhaṇḍa to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It teaches that grief is not ended merely by external change but by purified discernment (buddhi) rooted in Shiva-oriented understanding; as true knowledge dawns, suffering falls away like darkness before sunlight.
Linga worship stabilizes the mind and refines buddhi through devotion and contemplation; by seeing Saguna Shiva in the Linga as the gateway to the Supreme Pati, inner ‘darkness’ (ignorance and sorrow) is dispelled.
Daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady dhyāna on Shiva as the inner sun; optionally support with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to strengthen vairāgya and clarity.