Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇana) — “Account of Sandhyā’s Story”
तपश्चर्तुमहं ब्रह्मन्निर्जनं शैलमागता । ब्रह्मणोहं सुता जाता नाम्ना संध्येति विश्रुता
tapaścartumahaṃ brahmannirjanaṃ śailamāgatā | brahmaṇohaṃ sutā jātā nāmnā saṃdhyeti viśrutā
“ഹേ ബ്രഹ്മൻ, തപസ്സു ചെയ്യാൻ ഞാൻ ഈ നിർജന പർവതത്തിലേക്ക് വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു. ഞാൻ ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ പുത്രിയായി ജനിച്ചവൾ; ‘സന്ധ്യ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധയാണ്.”
Sandhyā (daughter of Brahmā)
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights tapas performed in solitude as a purifying discipline—reducing distraction and ego—so the seeker becomes fit for divine grace, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis where effort supports, but does not replace, Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
Though the Linga is not named here, the narrative frame of the Sati-khaṇḍa treats austerity as preparation for approaching Saguna Shiva through vow, purity, and focused intention—conditions traditionally required for fruitful Linga-worship and Shiva-upāsanā.
The practical takeaway is solitary tapas with steady restraint: choose a quiet place, maintain purity and vow, and support the austerity with mantra-japa (commonly the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and contemplative focus.