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
Brahmā disse: "Assim, aquele homem nascido duas vezes, libertado dos mensageiros de Yama pelos assistentes do Senhor, foi rapidamente para o mundo de Śiva, acompanhado por esses gaṇas, com sua mente purificada."
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.