Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)
मज्जनार्थं स्थिता माता क्व यासीतो व्रजाधुना । इत्युक्त्वा यष्टिकां तस्य रोधनाय तदाग्रहीत्
majjanārthaṃ sthitā mātā kva yāsīto vrajādhunā | ityuktvā yaṣṭikāṃ tasya rodhanāya tadāgrahīt
ਨ੍ਹਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਖੜੀ ਮਾਤਾ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—“ਹੁਣ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈਂ? ਹੁਣੇ ਵਾਪਸ ਆ।” ਇਹ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਉਸਨੇ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਲਾਠੀ ਚੁੱਕ ਲਈ।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It presents a simple domestic scene as divine līlā, highlighting that even sacred beings accept discipline and guidance—teaching devotees that self-restraint and humility are supportive virtues on the Shaiva path toward clarity of mind and grace (anugraha).
Though it is not a direct linga-instruction verse, it strengthens Saguna-bhakti by portraying Shiva’s family līlā: devotion grows through reverent contemplation of the Lord’s manifest (saguna) play, which purifies the heart and prepares one for deeper understanding of Shiva as Pati beyond form.
A practical takeaway is disciplined sādhana: keep a steady daily routine (snāna, śauca), and pair it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cultivate restraint (niyama) and devotion.