Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā
मत्वा तमात्मजं ब्रह्मा सामान्यसुरसंनिभम् । इच्छत्ययं मोहयितुमतोऽज्ञानविमोहितः
matvā tamātmajaṃ brahmā sāmānyasurasaṃnibham | icchatyayaṃ mohayitumato'jñānavimohitaḥ
അവനെ സ്വന്തം പുത്രനെന്ന് കരുതി, സാധാരണ ദേവനെപ്പോലെ എന്നു വിചാരിച്ച്, അജ്ഞാനമോഹിതനായ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് അവനെ മയക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It shows how ajñāna (ignorance) can veil even exalted beings like Brahmā, causing them to misjudge the divine reality; Shaiva teaching emphasizes that true discernment arises by Shiva’s grace and right knowledge, not by status.
By portraying Brahmā’s error in treating the divine as merely “like an ordinary deva,” the verse supports the Purāṇic insistence that Shiva’s worship—often through the Linga as Saguna symbol—corrects misperception and establishes proper reverence for Pati beyond the gods.
The practical takeaway is to counter delusion with steady Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative humility—so the mind does not reduce the Supreme to ordinary categories.