Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
दृष्टं तु कारणं तस्य शिवज्ञानसमन्वये । स्वमातृवचनं साक्षाच्छोकजं क्षीरकारणात्
dṛṣṭaṃ tu kāraṇaṃ tasya śivajñānasamanvaye | svamātṛvacanaṃ sākṣācchokajaṃ kṣīrakāraṇāt
Dalam pemahaman terpadu tentang pengetahuan Śiva, sebab keadaan itu tampak jelas: kata-kata ibunya sendiri. Duka yang timbul langsung karena perkara susu itulah yang menjadi sebabnya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It points out that even an ordinary trigger (here, “milk” as the occasion) can generate sorrow, but within Śiva-jñāna that sorrow is traced to its real psychological cause and then integrated—turning the mind toward Pati (Śiva) as the liberating ground beyond grief.
By highlighting how grief arises from worldly conditions and words, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship (such as Linga-upāsanā) as a practical means to steady the mind, purify emotion, and mature into Śiva-jñāna where suffering is transcended.
A fitting takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplation on the cause of sorrow, offering grief into Śiva (Pati) through bhakti and inward inquiry, supported by simple Śaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and daily śiva-smaraṇa.