Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
प्रस्थान-विरह-विलापः
Departure and Lament in Separation
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य महेशस्य स्वनाथस्याथ पार्वती । शङ्करस्य प्रिया नित्यं सस्मितोवाच सा सती
brahmovāca | ityākarṇya maheśasya svanāthasyātha pārvatī | śaṅkarasya priyā nityaṃ sasmitovāca sā satī
ブラフマーは言った。かくしてマヘーシャ—彼女の真の主—の言葉を聞き終えると、常にシャンカラに愛されるパールヴァティー、吉祥なるサティーは、ほほえみを湛えて答えて語った。
Brahma
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga; narrative framing shift: Brahmā as narrator introduces Pārvatī’s smiling reply to Maheśa.
Significance: Highlights sat-saṅga/śravaṇa: hearing divine speech and responding with auspicious composure is exemplary for devotees.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
This verse highlights the ideal Shaiva relationship of Pati (Śiva) and Śakti (Pārvatī): the soul’s receptivity to the Lord’s teaching. Pārvatī’s gentle smile signifies faith and inner steadiness as divine instruction is received and then responded to with devotion and discernment.
By naming Śiva as Maheśa and Śaṅkara and showing Pārvatī as his ever-beloved, the text frames devotion to Saguna Śiva—approached personally as one’s Lord (svanātha). Such personal devotion naturally supports Linga-worship as a concrete, sacred focus for reverence and contemplation.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (reverent listening) followed by mindful response—best supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and calm, smiling recollection of Śiva as one’s svanātha during meditation.