Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 31
Arjuna–Gaṇa Saṃvāda: Bāṇādhikāra, Tāpasa-veṣa, and the Ethics of Tapas (अर्जुन-गणसंवादः)
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । इत्युक्तस्तेन भिल्लेन शिवसच्छक्तिशोभिना । गणेन पाण्डवस्तं च प्राह स्मृत्वा च शङ्करम्
nandīśvara uvāca | ityuktastena bhillena śivasacchaktiśobhinā | gaṇena pāṇḍavastaṃ ca prāha smṛtvā ca śaṅkaram
Sinabi ni Nandīśvara: “Nang masabihan nang gayon ng Bhilla, ang Pāṇḍava—pag-alaala kay Śaṅkara—ay sumagot sa kanya, kasama ang gaṇa na nagniningning sa tunay na śakti ni Śiva.”
Nandishvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva-smaraṇa (remembering Śaṅkara) as the inner alignment that sanctifies speech and action; in Shaiva Siddhanta, grace and right understanding arise when the soul turns toward Pati (Shiva) with devotion.
Remembering Śaṅkara here points to Saguna Shiva—approached through name, form, and devotion—where the devotee’s mind first takes refuge in Shiva before engaging the world, a key attitude in Linga-centered worship.
A practical takeaway is Shiva-nāma-smaraṇa (mentally repeating Shiva’s names, such as the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) before speaking or beginning any act, as a daily bhakti discipline.