Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance
यस्त्वां विसृजते मर्त्य आत्मानं प्रियमीश्वरम् । विपर्ययेन्द्रियार्थार्थं विषमत्त्यमृतं त्यजन्
yastvāṃ visṛjate martya ātmānaṃ priyamīśvaram | viparyayendriyārthārthaṃ viṣamattyamṛtaṃ tyajan
ผู้ใดเป็นมนุษย์ผู้ละทิ้งพระองค์—พระเป็นเจ้าผู้เป็นที่รักและอาตมันภายใน—แล้วด้วยความเข้าใจวิปริตไล่ตามอารมณ์แห่งอินทรีย์ ผู้นั้นละทิ้งน้ำอมฤตแห่งความไม่ตายและเลือกพิษขมแห่งพันธนาการ
Lord Śiva (addressing the opposing side in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa discourse, as inferred from the admonitory theological tone)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Warns that turning from Śiva (Pati) toward sense-objects strengthens pāśa; liberation requires reversal of viparyaya through devotion and right knowledge.
Mantra: यस्त्वां विसृजते मर्त्य आत्मानं प्रियमीश्वरम् । विपर्ययेन्द्रियार्थार्थं विषमत्त्यमृतं त्यजन्
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It contrasts two paths: clinging to sense-pleasures through viparyaya (misapprehension) leads to the “poison” of bondage, while turning to Śiva—the beloved Lord and inner Self—leads to amṛta, the nectar of liberation.
Linga/Saguṇa worship trains the mind to withdraw from indriya-objects and re-center devotion on Śiva as Pati; abandoning that refuge is described here as rejecting amṛta for viṣa.
Practice sense-restraint with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady Linga-dhyāna, treating sense-cravings as “viṣa” and devotion as “amṛta.”