Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्
Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance
ततो भावान्समादाय शृंगाराख्यो रसस्तदा । तयोश्चित्ते विवेशाशु कला हावा यथोदितम्
tato bhāvānsamādāya śṛṃgārākhyo rasastadā | tayościtte viveśāśu kalā hāvā yathoditam
അതിനുശേഷം യോജ്യമായ ഭാവങ്ങളെ സമാഹരിച്ച് ശൃംഗാരരസം ഉദിച്ചു; പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ കലയും ഹാവഭാവങ്ങളും വേഗത്തിൽ ഇരുവരുടെയും ചിത്തത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: creative
FAQs
It shows how human-like emotions, when refined (kalā) and harmonized (bhāva), can become a sacred channel that draws the heart toward Śiva—turning ordinary attraction into devotion aligned with dharma.
The verse supports Saguna devotion: Śiva is approached through relatable qualities and loving intimacy. Such purified feeling stabilizes the mind, making it fit for Linga-upāsanā where emotion matures into steady bhakti and reverence.
A practical takeaway is bhāva-śuddhi: sit in japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and consciously offer rising emotions into Śiva as devotion—using the mind’s movements as an inner oblation rather than distraction.