Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
गजासुरतपः–देवलोकक्षोभः
Gajāsura’s Austerities and the Disturbance of the Worlds
योजनानां सहस्राणि नव यस्य समुच्छ्रयः । तावानेव हि विस्तारस्तनोर्मायाविनोऽस्य हि
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi nava yasya samucchrayaḥ | tāvāneva hi vistārastanormāyāvino'sya hi
កម្ពស់របស់អ្នកប្រើមាយានេះ មានប្រាំបួនពាន់យោជនៈ; ហើយទទឹងនៃរាងកាយក៏ធំទូលាយស្មើគ្នាដែរ។ នេះជារូបដ៏មហិមា ដែលកើតឡើងដោយមាយា។
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the battle account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Cosmic Event: Māyā-vikṛti motif: gigantic form assumed through illusion, signaling distortion of perception in the field of māyā.
FAQs
It highlights that vastness and terror in battle can be a projection of māyā; Shaiva Siddhānta stresses that only Shiva, the supreme Pati, is ultimately independent, while all manifested forms—even enormous ones—are contingent and knowable through right discernment and devotion.
By contrasting an immense, changeable māyā-form with the steadiness of Shiva’s worship, it points devotees toward the Linga as a stable focus for Saguna upāsanā, through which the mind is led beyond appearances toward Shiva’s transcendence.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady dhyāna on Shiva/Linga to cultivate viveka (discernment) so that intimidating or alluring appearances of māyā do not disturb devotion.