Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 75
मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach
to the Sage
शङ्करो जगतः कर्ता भर्ता हर्ता तथैव च । न त्वं जानासि तद्रूपं कथन्दुःखं समीहसे
śaṅkaro jagataḥ kartā bhartā hartā tathaiva ca | na tvaṃ jānāsi tadrūpaṃ kathanduḥkhaṃ samīhase
Si Śaṅkara ang Lumikha, Tagapagtaguyod, at Tagapagwasak ng sansinukob. Kung hindi mo tunay na nalalaman ang Kanyang tunay na anyo, paano mo kusang hahanapin ang dalamhati?
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that sorrow is rooted in ignorance of Śiva’s true nature; realizing Śaṅkara as the supreme Lord (Pati) who governs creation, preservation, and dissolution turns the mind away from self-chosen suffering and toward liberation.
The Liṅga and other saguna forms are compassionate supports for devotees to approach the same Śiva whose real nature is ultimately beyond limited conception; steady worship matures into insight that dissolves grief.
Regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with devotion, supported by simple Śiva-pūjā (e.g., offering water to the Liṅga and wearing vibhūti/Tripuṇḍra), is a direct practice to replace duḥkha with Śiva-consciousness.