Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity
सनत्कुमार उवाच । मुनिस्तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्य मौनकपटमास्थितः । कर्त्तुं स्वार्थं विधानज्ञः कृपयोर्द्ध्वमवैक्षत
sanatkumāra uvāca | munistadvākyamākarṇya maunakapaṭamāsthitaḥ | karttuṃ svārthaṃ vidhānajñaḥ kṛpayorddhvamavaikṣata
Sinabi ni Sanatkumara: Nang marinig ang mga salitang iyon, ang pantas ay nagkunwaring tahimik. Dalubhasa sa mga estratehiya at determinadong tuparin ang sariling layunin, tumingin siya sa itaas na may anyo ng awa.
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It warns that outer signs like silence or compassion can be used as a disguise; Shaiva ethics values inner purity (bhāva-śuddhi) and truthful intention aligned with Dharma and devotion to Shiva.
Linga-worship emphasizes sincerity and inner reverence; this verse contrasts genuine devotion with performative virtue, implying that Saguna Shiva devotion should be free from self-serving motives.
Practice truthful mauna (disciplined silence) with mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’—as inner sādhanā, not as a social mask; cultivate compassion as a real vow rather than a display.