Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
दक्षस्य विष्णुं प्रति शरणागतिḥ — Dakṣa’s Appeal to Viṣṇu and the Teaching on Disrespect to Śiva
उत्थाप्य तं ततो विष्णुर्दक्षं विक्लिन्नमानसम् । श्रुत्वा च तस्य तद्वाक्यं कुमतेरस्मरच्छिवम्
utthāpya taṃ tato viṣṇurdakṣaṃ viklinnamānasam | śrutvā ca tasya tadvākyaṃ kumaterasmaracchivam
അപ്പോൾ ഭഗവാൻ വിഷ്ണു, മനസ്സു തളർന്നും കലങ്ങിയുമിരുന്ന ദക്ഷനെ എഴുന്നേൽപ്പിച്ചു. അവന്റെ കുമതിയിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് വിഷ്ണു ശിവനെ സ്മരിച്ചു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It shows that when the mind is clouded by grief and wrong understanding, the corrective movement is śiva-smaraṇa—turning the heart toward Pati (Lord Shiva), the source of grace that dissolves bondage and restores right vision.
Viṣṇu’s remembrance of Śiva points to saguna-upāsanā as a practical refuge: by recalling Shiva (often through the Linga as a stable support for devotion), one returns from delusion and ego to reverence and alignment with dharma.
The takeaway is smaraṇa with mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a steadying practice when the mind becomes disturbed; it supports humility, clarity, and devotion.