Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33
गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः
Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva
वायुरुवाच । मधुरं प्रणयोदर्कं श्रुत्वा देव्याः शुभं वचः । प्रीतो ऽस्मीत्याह तं देवस्स चादृश्यत तत्क्षणात्
vāyuruvāca | madhuraṃ praṇayodarkaṃ śrutvā devyāḥ śubhaṃ vacaḥ | prīto 'smītyāha taṃ devassa cādṛśyata tatkṣaṇāt
വായു പറഞ്ഞു—ദേവിയുടെ മധുരവും പ്രണയഭക്തിയാൽ നിറഞ്ഞതുമായ ശുഭവചനങ്ങൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ ഭഗവാൻ “ഞാൻ പ്രസന്നൻ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു; അതേ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ അവൻ അദൃശനായിത്തീർന്നു।
Vayu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that Pati (Shiva) responds to sincere, love-filled devotion: the Goddess’ auspicious words elicit Shiva’s grace (“I am pleased”), and His disappearance points to the Lord’s freedom to reveal or withdraw His manifest presence while still bestowing inner blessing.
The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s personal responsiveness to bhakti—He hears, approves, and acts. In Linga-worship, devotees similarly offer prayer and praise, trusting that Shiva’s grace may be experienced as a tangible sign or as a subtle, inward transformation even when no outer vision remains.
Cultivate loving address to Shiva through mantra-japa and prayer—especially the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—and conclude worship with quiet inward attention, accepting that Shiva’s grace may come as inner clarity rather than continued outward appearance.