Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्
Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance
शंभुरुवाच । अहं ब्रह्मन्स्वार्थपरः परिग्रहकृतौ च यत् । तदा स्वत्वमिवस्वार्थे प्रतिभाति ममाधुना
śaṃbhuruvāca | ahaṃ brahmansvārthaparaḥ parigrahakṛtau ca yat | tadā svatvamivasvārthe pratibhāti mamādhunā
Śambhu bersabda: “Wahai Brahman, ketika aku menumpukan diri pada kepentingan diri dan melakukan perbuatan mengambil milik, maka hingga kini kepentingan diri itu tampak padaku seolah-olah ‘milikku’—seakan benar-benar pemilikan.”
Lord Shiva (Śambhu)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
This verse highlights how the delusion of “mine-ness” (sva-tva/mamatva) arises from self-centered grasping and continues to color one’s perception. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such possessiveness strengthens pāśa (bondage) and obscures the soul’s dependence on Pati (Śiva) as the true Lord.
Linga/Saguna Śiva worship trains the devotee to offer all “mine” back to Śiva—body, mind, and possessions—reducing egoic ownership. By seeing Śiva as the real possessor and protector, the devotee weakens mamatva and grows in surrender (śaraṇāgati) and purity.
A practical takeaway is daily self-offering (ātma-samarpaṇa) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” mentally renouncing ‘I’ and ‘mine.’ If following Shiva Purana observances, pair this with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance of impermanence and a simple vow of non-possessiveness (aparigraha) for the day.