Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras
परंतु यादृशीं कांतां ग्रहीष्यामि तथापणम् । तच्छृणुष्व हरे ब्रह्मन् युक्तमेव वचो मम
paraṃtu yādṛśīṃ kāṃtāṃ grahīṣyāmi tathāpaṇam | tacchṛṇuṣva hare brahman yuktameva vaco mama
သို့ရာတွင် ငါသည် ငါစိတ်ကူးထားသကဲ့သို့ သင့်လျော်သော မိဖုရားကိုသာ ချစ်သူအဖြစ် လက်ခံမည်။ ထို့ကြောင့် ဟရီ၊ ဗြဟ္မာတို့ရေ—နားထောင်ကြလော့၊ ငါ၏စကားသည် သင့်တော်လျော်ကန်ပင် ဖြစ်သည်။
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: creative
FAQs
It highlights Shiva’s unwavering divine resolve: the Lord accepts only what is perfectly aligned with dharma and the highest spiritual purpose, modeling discernment rather than impulsive desire.
Shiva speaks as a personal (saguṇa) Lord who guides cosmic order through clear intention; for devotees, this reinforces trusting Shiva’s will as the regulating intelligence behind life-events, even while the Liṅga points to His transcendent (nirguṇa) reality.
A takeaway is saṅkalpa-śuddhi (purifying one’s intention): worship Shiva with a clear resolve—mentally repeat “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while offering water or bilva, asking that one’s choices become ‘yukta’ (rightly aligned).