Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
सती-शिवचरित्रप्रसङ्गः / The Account of Satī and Śiva’s Divine Conduct
Prelude to Detailed Narrative
तयोर्ज्येष्ठं कंजश्यामं दृष्ट्वा वै केन हेतुना । सुदितस्सुप्रसन्नात्माऽभवो भक्त इवाऽधुना
tayorjyeṣṭhaṃ kaṃjaśyāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā vai kena hetunā | suditassuprasannātmā'bhavo bhakta ivā'dhunā
Melihat yang sulung di antara mereka—berwarna gelap laksana teratai—oleh sebab apakah Sudita seketika menjadi sangat tenteram dan berseri gembira, seakan-akan ia baru saja menjadi bhakta Śiva?
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Rudrasaṃhitā narrative flow)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights how a single moment of darśana (sacred seeing) can awaken bhakti and inner clarity—an expression of Śiva’s anugraha (grace) that softens the heart and turns the mind toward devotion.
It reflects the Shaiva principle that Saguna forms and sacred presence (whether in a person, form, or Linga) can trigger devotion and serenity; the devotee’s mind becomes ‘suprasanna’ through contact with the divine sign (liṅga) or divine likeness.
Practice devotional darśana and smaraṇa (recollection): calmly behold Śiva’s form or the Śiva-liṅga, repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and observe the arising of quiet joy and mental purity.