Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याज्ञां शिरसाऽधाय विष्ण्वाद्यास्सकलास्सुराः । अकार्षुर्वमनं शीघ्रं स्मरंतश्शिवमव्ययम्
brahmovāca | ityājñāṃ śirasā'dhāya viṣṇvādyāssakalāssurāḥ | akārṣurvamanaṃ śīghraṃ smaraṃtaśśivamavyayam
Brahmā berkata: Setelah menerima titah itu di atas kepala (dengan takzim), semua dewa yang dipimpin oleh Viṣṇu segera memuntahkan, sambil mengingati Śiva, Tuhan yang tidak binasa.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse depicts devas obeying a divine injunction and taking refuge in remembrance of Śiva while performing a purificatory act (vamana).
Significance: Highlights smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva as a means of purification and protection even amid extraordinary, transgressive, or humiliating circumstances.
FAQs
It highlights that even the devas act effectively only when they inwardly take refuge in Śiva—the imperishable Pati—showing that Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance) is the stabilizing spiritual power behind action and purification.
Remembering Śiva while performing a purificatory act reflects Saguna upāsanā: devotion directed to the Lord as a personal, grace-bestowing reality, often approached through Linga-worship and mantra as the accessible focus for Shiva-smaraṇa.
The takeaway is purification joined with remembrance: perform inner cleansing (letting go of impurities) while repeating a Shiva-mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and holding steady awareness of Śiva as avyaya (unchanging).