Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast
स तु तीव्रप्रपातेन शरेण दृढमाहतः । महतीं रुजमासाद्य निपपात विमोहितः
sa tu tīvraprapātena śareṇa dṛḍhamāhataḥ | mahatīṃ rujamāsādya nipapāta vimohitaḥ
しかし彼は、激しい速さで落ち来る矢に強く打たれ、甚大な痛みに襲われた。迷妄のうちに意識を失い、地に崩れ落ちた。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how embodied beings, when struck by external forces, quickly fall into pain and moha (bewilderment). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this points to the soul (paśu) bound by pāśa—especially āṇava/karma-mala—until it takes refuge in Pati (Shiva), who grants clarity and liberation.
The collapse into unconsciousness symbolizes the instability of worldly supports; Linga-worship centers the mind on Saguna Shiva as the accessible refuge and stabilizing reality. Devotion to Shiva reorients awareness from pain-born delusion toward grace (anugraha).
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind when afflicted by pain or shock; applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing Rudrāksha can be adopted as Shaiva disciplines to cultivate remembrance of Shiva and reduce moha.