Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
स्मृत्वास्मृत्वा पुनः क्षीरमुपमन्युस्स बालकः । देहि देहीति तामाह रुद्रन्भूयो महाद्युतिः
smṛtvāsmṛtvā punaḥ kṣīramupamanyussa bālakaḥ | dehi dehīti tāmāha rudranbhūyo mahādyutiḥ
പാൽ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ഓർത്തുകൊണ്ട് ആ ബാലൻ ഉപമന്യു, മഹാദ്യുതിയോടെ, വീണ്ടും കരഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് രുദ്രനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“തരൂ, തരൂ।”
Upamanyu
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: This episode belongs to the Upamanyu narrative where the child’s intense longing becomes the occasion for Rudra’s grace; it is not framed as a Jyotirliṅga-māhātmya in this passage.
Significance: Models childlike, single-pointed dependence (ananya-śaraṇatā) on Rudra as the direct means to receive anugraha.
FAQs
It highlights childlike, single-minded bhakti: Upamanyu’s repeated просьba to Rudra shows unwavering reliance on Pati (Shiva) as the true giver, teaching persistence and surrender rather than self-sufficiency.
Upamanyu directly petitions Rudra in a personal (saguṇa) way—approaching Shiva as a compassionate Lord who can be addressed and responded to. This mirrors Linga-worship where the devotee offers and asks with intimacy, trusting Shiva’s grace.
A practical takeaway is repeated, heartfelt petition through japa and prayer—especially Panchākṣarī-oriented remembrance—maintaining steady devotion (smaraṇa) until Shiva’s grace manifests.