Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च
Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn
निजाश्रमं गते कामे परिवारसमन्विते । यद्बभूव तदा जातं तच्चरित्रं निबोध मे
nijāśramaṃ gate kāme parivārasamanvite | yadbabhūva tadā jātaṃ taccaritraṃ nibodha me
காமன் தன் பரிவாரத்துடன் தன் ஆசிரமத்திற்குச் சென்றபோது, அப்போது நிகழ்ந்ததெல்லாம்—அந்தச் சரிதத்தை எனக்கு நன்கு அறிவி.
A sage (listener) addressing Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
This verse signals a transition in the narrative: it invites a careful hearing of the consequences of Kāma’s actions, underscoring the Shaiva theme that uncontrolled desire (kāma) becomes a binding force (pāśa) unless disciplined through devotion and right understanding of Pati (Shiva).
Though the verse itself is a request to narrate events, it frames the story-context in which Shiva’s saguna līlā (divine action) teaches dharma: hearing such accounts with faith is part of Purāṇic śravaṇa-bhakti that supports reverence for Shiva as the worshipful Lord, often culminating in Linga-centered devotion in the Rudra Samhita’s teachings.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devout listening) and smaraṇa (contemplation) of Shiva’s narratives; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may steady the mind against kāma through japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and disciplined worship.