Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41
शुक्रनिग्रहः — The Seizure/Neutralization of Śukra (Kāvya) and the Daityas’ Despondency
निष्क्रांतं लिंगमार्गेण प्रणनाम ततश्शिवम् । गौर्य्या गृहीतः पुत्रार्थं तदविघ्नेश्वरीकृतः
niṣkrāṃtaṃ liṃgamārgeṇa praṇanāma tataśśivam | gauryyā gṛhītaḥ putrārthaṃ tadavighneśvarīkṛtaḥ
ครั้นออกมาทางมรรคแห่งลึงค์แล้ว เขากราบนอบน้อมพระศิวะ จากนั้นพระนางคาวรีผู้ปรารถนาบุตรทรงรับไว้ และทรงสถาปนาให้เป็น ‘อวิฆเนศวรี’ พลังทิพย์ผู้ขจัดอุปสรรค।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Sthala Purana: Motif of emergence ‘through the liṅga-path’ echoes liṅga as the revelatory axis (liṅgodbhava theme), though not tied here to a specific jyotirliṅga shrine narrative.
Significance: Contemplation of liṅga as the salvific ‘mārga’ and Śiva’s grace removing impediments to dharma/sādhanā.
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It shows that grace arises from the Liṅga (Śiva’s sacred presence), and that true progress is sealed by humility—bowing to Śiva—after which the Mother’s śakti manifests as the power that clears impediments on the devotee’s path.
The verse explicitly links emergence and blessing to the “Liṅga-path,” affirming Saguna worship of Śiva through the Liṅga as a living channel of divine presence, where devotion (praṇāma) invokes both Śiva’s anugraha and the Goddess’s protective śakti.
A practical takeaway is Liṅga-pūjā with reverent praṇāma—approaching Śiva through the Liṅga, offering salutations, and praying for obstacle-removal (Avighna) before any sādhana; this pairs naturally with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”