Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7
शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin
इत्थं कृत्वा स्वलीलां तां मायां संहृतवानहम् । ज्ञानयुक्तास्तदा ते तु मुक्तमोहास्सुबुद्धयः
itthaṃ kṛtvā svalīlāṃ tāṃ māyāṃ saṃhṛtavānaham | jñānayuktāstadā te tu muktamohāssubuddhayaḥ
「このように、わたしはそのマーヤー（Māyā）を自らのリーラー（神聖なる戯れ）として演じ、のちにそれを引き収めた。すると彼らは真の知に具わり、迷妄を離れて、澄みわたる分別の智慧に安住した。」
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that māyā is under Shiva’s lordship and functions as His līlā; when He withdraws its veil, jñāna arises and the soul becomes free from moha (delusion), moving toward moksha under Pati’s grace.
Saguna worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—steadies devotion and purifies the mind; through Shiva’s grace it matures into jñāna where the veiling māyā is withdrawn, revealing Shiva as the ultimate reality beyond confusion.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady dhyāna on Shiva, supported by simple Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, aiming at clarity (subuddhi) and freedom from delusion.