Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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पप्रच्छ ताञ्शिवो देवान् क्रमात्त्वत्प्राप्तिहेतवे । प्रत्युत्तरं ददुस्ते तु प्रत्येकं च यथोचितम्
papraccha tāñśivo devān kramāttvatprāptihetave | pratyuttaraṃ daduste tu pratyekaṃ ca yathocitam
ထို့နောက် ရှီဝ (Śiva) သည် ထိုဒေဝတော်များကို အစဉ်လိုက် တစ်ပါးပြီးတစ်ပါး မေးမြန်း၍ လိုအပ်သော ရောက်ရှိမှုကို ရရှိစေမည့် နည်းလမ်းကို ရှာဖွေ၏။ ထိုသူတို့သည်လည်း မိမိတို့၏ ဉာဏ်နှင့် အဆင့်အတန်းအလိုက် သင့်လျော်သကဲ့သို့ တစ်ပါးချင်းစီ ပြန်လည်ဖြေကြားကြ၏။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It highlights that liberation or true attainment is approached through a discerned “means” (upāya), and that seekers may receive different guidance according to capacity—yet the intent is the same: reaching the supreme reality, Śiva as Pati.
By emphasizing inquiry into the proper method of attainment, it supports the Purāṇic framework where Saguna worship—especially Śiva-linga worship with mantra and devotion—functions as an accessible, fitting means for many aspirants.
The verse points to seeking an appropriate sādhana; in Shaiva practice this commonly culminates in mantra-japa (notably the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with disciplined worship such as abhiṣeka and inner meditation on Śiva.