Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
उपमन्युरुवाच । शोकेनालमितो मातः सांबो यद्यस्ति शंकरः । त्यज शोकं महाभागे सर्वं भद्रं भविष्यति
upamanyuruvāca | śokenālamito mātaḥ sāṃbo yadyasti śaṃkaraḥ | tyaja śokaṃ mahābhāge sarvaṃ bhadraṃ bhaviṣyati
उपमन्यु म्हणाला—आई, तू शोकाने व्याकुळ झाली आहेस. जर उमेसह शंकर (सांब शिव) खरोखर आहेत, तर हे महाभागे, शोक सोड; सर्व मंगल होईल।
Upamanyu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Invocation of ‘Sāmbā Śaṅkara’ (Śiva-with-Umā) as a living, efficacious reality: if He truly is, sorrow should be abandoned because auspiciousness (bhadra) follows His grace.
Significance: Cultivates śaraṇāgati: confidence that Śiva’s presence transforms duḥkha into bhadra; encourages devotees to approach Śiva not as distant but as immediately responsive.
Mantra: सांबो यद्यस्ति शंकरः
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that grief (śoka) is softened and transcended through steadfast refuge in Śaṅkara, the compassionate Pati; faith in Śiva’s auspicious governance restores inner steadiness and hope.
By invoking “Sāmbā Śiva” (Śiva with Umā), the verse emphasizes Saguna devotion—approaching the Lord as the benevolent, responsive protector. Linga-worship similarly centers the mind on Śiva’s ever-present auspicious reality and grace.
A practical takeaway is to replace grief with japa and remembrance—especially Panchākṣarī mantra japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating Śaṅkara as the giver of bhadra (auspiciousness).