Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
ब्रह्मोवाच । पार्षदैर्यमदूतेभ्यो मोचितस्त्विति स द्विजः । शिवलोकं जगामाशु तैर्गणैश्शुचिमानसः
brahmovāca | pārṣadairyamadūtebhyo mocitastviti sa dvijaḥ | śivalokaṃ jagāmāśu tairgaṇaiśśucimānasaḥ
Brahma berkata: "Demikianlah lelaki yang lahir dua kali itu, dibebaskan daripada utusan Yama oleh para pengikut Tuhan, dengan cepat pergi ke alam Shiva, ditemani oleh para gana tersebut, dengan mindanya yang telah menjadi suci."
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s grace operates through His gaṇas to cut the bonds of fear and karmic consequence, leading the purified soul toward Śiva-loka—symbolizing liberation through devotion and inner cleansing.
Śiva’s attendants represent Saguna Śiva’s active compassion in the world—protecting the devotee and guiding them to His abode. Linga-worship similarly anchors devotion in a tangible form through which Śiva’s saving power is experienced.
Cultivate śuci-mānasa (purity of mind) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with Śiva-pūjā using bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and steady remembrance of Śiva at the time of death.