Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
पार्वत्याः पितृगृहगमनं तथा मङ्गलस्वागतम् | Pārvatī’s Return to Her Father’s House and the Auspicious Welcome
ततस्सुनटरूपोसौ मेनकाया गणे मुदा । चक्रे सुनृत्यं विविधं गानं चातिमनोहरम्
tatassunaṭarūposau menakāyā gaṇe mudā | cakre sunṛtyaṃ vividhaṃ gānaṃ cātimanoharam
その後、彼は舞人の姿となり、メーナカーの侍女たちの群れの中で歓喜して多様で妙なる舞を舞い、さらに心を奪うほど魅惑的に歌をうたった。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Naṭarāja
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights the Lord’s compassionate Saguna play: by adopting an accessible, beautiful form and delighting the assembly, Shiva draws beings toward devotion (bhakti) through uplifted mind and purified emotion, preparing the heart for higher knowledge.
While Linga worship points to Shiva’s transcendent reality, this scene emphasizes Saguna Shiva—His manifest, gracious presence. Both lead to the same Pati (Lord): the Linga as the formless-symbolic focus, and the leela as a personal, devotional encounter.
A practical takeaway is devotional upāsanā through kīrtana and remembrance: chant the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady attention, offering music or rhythmic recitation as worship, keeping the mind absorbed in Shiva’s auspicious qualities.