Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle
यं विनाहं क्षणं नैकं सखि जीवितुमुत्सहे । तमानयेह सद्यत्नात्सुखिनीं कुरु मां सखि
yaṃ vināhaṃ kṣaṇaṃ naikaṃ sakhi jīvitumutsahe | tamānayeha sadyatnātsukhinīṃ kuru māṃ sakhi
สหายเอ๋ย หากไร้เขา ข้าไม่มีแรงจะมีชีวิตอยู่แม้ชั่วขณะ จงพาเขามาที่นี่โดยสุดความพยายามในทันที และทำให้ข้าเป็นสุขเถิด
A love-stricken woman (as narrated within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa dialogue, relayed by Sūta to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It portrays viraha (pain of separation) as intense, one-pointed longing—an emotional form of ekāgratā that, when directed toward Shiva as Pati, becomes bhakti that purifies the heart and draws the mind to Him.
The urgency to “bring him here” mirrors the devotee’s need for tangible nearness—fulfilled in Shaiva practice through Saguna worship such as Linga-pūjā, where Shiva’s presence is approached with immediacy through offering, remembrance, and surrender.
Channel the longing into steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with dhyāna on Shiva in the heart or on the Linga; if practiced, support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and rudrākṣa as aids to recollection and restraint.