Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast
स तु तीव्रप्रपातेन शरेण दृढमाहतः । महतीं रुजमासाद्य निपपात विमोहितः
sa tu tīvraprapātena śareṇa dṛḍhamāhataḥ | mahatīṃ rujamāsādya nipapāta vimohitaḥ
Namun dia dipukul kuat oleh anak panah yang meluncur turun dengan kelajuan dahsyat. Dilanda kesakitan yang amat besar, lalu dalam kekeliruan dia pengsan dan rebah ke bumi.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how embodied beings, when struck by external forces, quickly fall into pain and moha (bewilderment). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this points to the soul (paśu) bound by pāśa—especially āṇava/karma-mala—until it takes refuge in Pati (Shiva), who grants clarity and liberation.
The collapse into unconsciousness symbolizes the instability of worldly supports; Linga-worship centers the mind on Saguna Shiva as the accessible refuge and stabilizing reality. Devotion to Shiva reorients awareness from pain-born delusion toward grace (anugraha).
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind when afflicted by pain or shock; applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wearing Rudrāksha can be adopted as Shaiva disciplines to cultivate remembrance of Shiva and reduce moha.