Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity
द्रुतं स जीवितस्तेनोत्थितः सागरनन्दनः । वृन्दामालिंग्य तद्वक्त्रं चुचुंब प्रीतमानसः
drutaṃ sa jīvitastenotthitaḥ sāgaranandanaḥ | vṛndāmāliṃgya tadvaktraṃ cucuṃba prītamānasaḥ
Agad, sa bisa ng banal na kaloob na iyon, muling nabuhay si Sāgaranandana at tumindig. Niakap niya si Vṛndā at hinalikan ang kanyang mukha, pusong lipos ng galak.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace): when the divine will operates, even what seems final—death and separation—can be reversed, restoring life, love, and dharmic order.
The event reflects Saguna Shiva’s compassionate agency in the world—Shiva as the accessible Lord who intervenes for devotees. Linga-worship similarly centers on seeking that protecting grace (rakṣā) and life-giving blessing.
Contemplate Shiva as Mṛtyuñjaya (Conqueror of death) while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and perform simple Linga-pūjā with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) remembrance as a daily practice for fearlessness and steadiness.