Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 67
गिरिजाया तपोऽनुज्ञा
Permission for Girijā’s Austerities
तदाश्रमगता ये च स्वभावेन विरोधिनः । तेप्यासंस्तत्प्रभावेण विरोधरहि तास्तदा
tadāśramagatā ye ca svabhāvena virodhinaḥ | tepyāsaṃstatprabhāveṇa virodharahi tāstadā
అక్కడి ఆశ్రమానికి వచ్చినవారు—స్వభావంగా విరోధులు అయినప్పటికీ—ఆ పవిత్ర ప్రభావం వల్ల ఆ సమయంలో విరోధరహితులయ్యారు।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General tīrtha/āśrama-māhātmya motif: the field of sanctity (sannidhi) neutralizes hostility and transforms dispositions.
Significance: Suggests that proximity to a Śiva-saturated sacred space and a great sādhikā dissolves enmity—pilgrimage as inner purification.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that proximity to sanctity—Shiva’s grace expressed through a holy person or āśrama—can dissolve even deep-seated inner opposition (virodha), indicating purification of the pashu (bound soul) through divine influence.
In Saguna worship, Shiva’s grace is encountered through sacred forms, places, and devotees; this verse reflects that such contact pacifies negativity and harmonizes the mind, making the heart fit for Linga-bhakti and mantra-japa.
Seek satsanga at Shiva temples/āśramas and practice steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to reduce hostility and cultivate śānti; offer simple worship with devotion to stabilize this transformation.