Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इति श्रुत्वा महेशस्य वचनं स रमापतिः । सनिर्जरो जगामाशु स्वस्थानं गतसंशयः
sanatkumāra uvāca | iti śrutvā maheśasya vacanaṃ sa ramāpatiḥ | sanirjaro jagāmāśu svasthānaṃ gatasaṃśayaḥ
サナトクマーラは言った。「かくしてマヘーシャの御言葉を聞き終えるや、主ラーマーパティ（ヴィシュヌ）は不死の者たちと共に、疑いを払い、速やかに自らの住処へ帰還した。ここに、シヴァは真理を明らかにする主（パティ）として、サンシャヤ（疑惑）を除き、神々に正しい理解を回復させる者と確証される。」
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Hearing Śiva’s vacana as śravaṇa (devotional listening) is portrayed as saṃśaya-nivṛtti; pilgrimage analogue is ‘śiva-vākya-śravaṇa’ as inner tīrtha.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It shows Shiva (Maheśa) as the dispeller of doubt: when his teaching is heard, confusion ends and beings return to their proper dharmic station with clarity—an essential step toward liberation.
The verse highlights Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord who speaks, guides, and corrects; Linga-worship similarly approaches Shiva as the accessible form through which grace and right understanding arise.
Śravaṇa (devout listening) and manana (reflection) on Shiva’s teachings, supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind and remove inner saṃśaya.