Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15
सत्याः पुनस्तपश्चर्या — Satī’s Return to Austerity (Tapas) and Fearless Liṅga-Worship
न्यवर्तत बुभुक्षा च तस्यांगस्तम्भनं तथा । दौरात्म्यं जन्मसिद्धं च तृप्तिश्च समजायत
nyavartata bubhukṣā ca tasyāṃgastambhanaṃ tathā | daurātmyaṃ janmasiddhaṃ ca tṛptiśca samajāyata
അവന്റെ ആഹാരലോഭം ശമിച്ചു; അവയവങ്ങളുടെ സ്തംഭനവും അങ്ങനെ തന്നെ മാറി. ജന്മസിദ്ധമായ ദുഷ്ടതയും വീണുപോയി; ഉള്ളിൽ തൃപ്തി ഉദിച്ചു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It describes the marks of Shiva’s anugraha (grace): bodily affliction and compulsive craving recede, and deeper karmic tendencies—including seemingly inborn depravity—are purified, giving rise to tṛpti (inner contentment), a Shaiva sign of the soul turning from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati (Shiva).
In the Shiva Purana, devotion to Saguna Shiva—especially through Linga-upāsanā—often manifests as visible inner and outer transformation: the devotee’s restlessness and tamasic impulses diminish, and a stable satisfaction appears, indicating that worship is ripening into purification and steadiness of mind.
The takeaway is disciplined Shiva-bhakti that reduces craving: daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a calm, sattvic routine; if practiced traditionally, it may be supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and remembrance of Shiva.