Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24
पार्वतीबाल्यलीलावर्णनम् — Description of Pārvatī’s Childhood/Birth Festivities
प्राक्तना जन्मविद्यास्तां शरदीव प्रपेदिरे । हंसालिस्स्वर्णदी नक्तमात्मभासो महौषधिम्
prāktanā janmavidyāstāṃ śaradīva prapedire | haṃsālissvarṇadī naktamātmabhāso mahauṣadhim
சரத்காலம் வானத்தைத் தெளிவாக்குவது போல, முன்னைப் பிறவிகளின் வித்யை அவர்களுள் எழுந்தது. பொன்னாறு மீது அன்னங்கள் வரிசையாகச் செல்லும் போல், இரவில் தாமே ஒளிர்ந்து மகௌஷதி—உயர்ந்த மருந்து—நோக்கி நகர்ந்தனர்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga reference; the imagery of ‘great medicine’ (mahauṣadhi) functions as a metaphor for liberating knowledge/grace removing pāśa.
Significance: Encourages śraddhā in saṃskāra and pūrvajanma-sukṛta: prior merit and prior learning can reawaken under right conditions (guru, bhakti).
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that spiritual impressions (saṁskāras) from prior births can ripen, and by Shiva’s grace the seeker’s inner clarity arises like an autumn sky—leading toward the supreme remedy: liberating knowledge and devotion to Shiva.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, pūjā) purifies the mind so that prior spiritual tendencies awaken; the ‘self-luminous’ movement toward the great remedy points to approaching Shiva through disciplined devotion that culminates in Shiva-jnāna.
It suggests steady japa and dhyāna—especially Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—so that inner light (ātma-bhāsa) becomes clear; accompanying disciplines like Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa can support purity and focus.