Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
शिवरूपदर्शनम्
Menā’s Vision of Śiva’s Divine Form
ततस्ताः प्रेमसंविग्नाश्शिवदर्शनहर्षिताः । निधाय हृदि तन्मूर्तिं वचनं चेदमब्रुवन्
tatastāḥ premasaṃvignāśśivadarśanaharṣitāḥ | nidhāya hṛdi tanmūrtiṃ vacanaṃ cedamabruvan
அப்போது அந்தப் பெண்கள் அன்பால் உருகி, சிவதரிசனப் பேரானந்தத்தில் மகிழ்ந்தனர். அவன் அதே திருமேனியை உள்ளத்தில் பதித்து இவ்வார்த்தைகளை உரைத்தனர்.
Narrator (Sūta Gosvāmin, relating the Purāṇic account)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights bhakti as an inner transformation: true Śiva-darśana ripens into heart-abidance (hṛdaya-smaraṇa), where the devotee ‘enshrines’ Śiva’s form within and responds through reverent speech and surrender.
The verse emphasizes Saguna devotion—joy arising from Śiva’s perceptible form and presence. In Linga-worship too, the external darśana is meant to mature into inner contemplation, seeing the Lord as indwelling Pati who grants grace to the bound soul (paśu).
A simple takeaway is dhyāna with smaraṇa: after darśana (temple or Linga worship), mentally place Śiva’s mūrti in the heart and continue japa (e.g., “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady remembrance.