Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 68
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
मार्गमासे सिते पक्षे तिथौ षष्ठ्यां मुनीश्वर । प्रादुर्भावोऽभवत्तस्य शिवपुत्रस्य भूतले
mārgamāse site pakṣe tithau ṣaṣṭhyāṃ munīśvara | prādurbhāvo'bhavattasya śivaputrasya bhūtale
ดูก่อนมุนีผู้ประเสริฐ ในเดือนมารคศีรษะ ข้างขึ้น วันติติที่หก (ษัษฐี) กุมารโอรสแห่งพระศิวะนั้นได้ปรากฏบนพื้นพิภพ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: The verse fixes the sacred calendrical moment of the Śiva-putra’s appearance: Mārgaśīrṣa śukla-ṣaṣṭhī, aligning the mythic event with ritual time (kāla) for remembrance and observance.
Significance: Sacralizing time: observing Śukla-Ṣaṣṭhī with devotion to Śiva and Kumāra is held to increase auspiciousness and protection, echoing the Purāṇic linkage of mythic time to ritual time.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It sanctifies sacred time (tithi and month) by linking it to Śiva’s grace manifesting in the world—showing that divine help for dharma arises at auspicious junctures and can be honored through remembrance and worship.
By describing the appearance of Śiva’s son, the verse highlights Saguna Śiva’s active compassion—Śiva is worshiped not only as the transcendental Lord but also as the personal deity whose powers manifest through divine forms and family (Śiva-putra) within Purāṇic history.
Observing Ṣaṣṭhī in Śukla Pakṣa of Mārgaśīrṣa with Śiva-bhakti—japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” simple fast/vrata, and pūjā to Śiva and Skanda—is a fitting takeaway aligned with the verse’s emphasis on auspicious timing.