Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24
सतीप्राप्तिविषये ब्रह्मरुद्रसंवादः | The Brahmā–Śiva Dialogue on Attaining Satī
ततः क्षणेन बलिना बलीवर्देन योगिना । स विष्णुप्रमुखः प्रीत्या प्राप दक्षालयं हरः
tataḥ kṣaṇena balinā balīvardena yoginā | sa viṣṇupramukhaḥ prītyā prāpa dakṣālayaṃ haraḥ
பின்னர் ஒரு கணத்தில், வலிமைமிக்க யோகீயும், வலிய வृषபத்தை வாகனமாகக் கொண்டவருமான ஹரன், விஷ்ணு முதலிய முன்னணி தேவர்களுடன் அன்புடன் சென்று தக்ஷனின் இல்லத்தை அடைந்தான்।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: teaching
FAQs
It portrays Śiva as the supreme Yogin who moves effortlessly (in a moment) yet acts with prīti—benevolent grace—showing that divine power is guided by compassion and dharma, not ego.
Śiva appears here in a clearly saguna (personal) mode—Hara riding Nandin—supporting devotional worship where the devotee approaches the Lord as a gracious, accessible Presence, even while He remains the transcendent Yogin.
The verse points to yoga joined with bhakti: meditate on Śiva as the inner Yogin while chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with prīti, cultivating steadiness like Nandin (dharma) before any outer ritual.