Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 17
Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam
Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca
पुत्रस्नेहातुरौ तौ वै शिवौ पर्वणिपर्वणि । दर्शनार्थं कुमारस्य स्वपुत्रस्य हि गच्छतः
putrasnehāturau tau vai śivau parvaṇiparvaṇi | darśanārthaṃ kumārasya svaputrasya hi gacchataḥ
بیٹے کی محبت سے بے قرار شیو اور پاروتی ہر تہوار اور ہر مقدس موقع پر اپنے کمار—اپنے ہی فرزند—کے درشن کے لیے جایا کرتے تھے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It highlights how even the Supreme Lord, as Saguna Shiva, participates in tender leela—showing that loving devotion and the sanctity of darśana are valid spiritual gateways, softening the heart toward grace (anugraha).
The verse emphasizes darśana and personal relationship with the Divine. In Linga worship, devotees similarly seek Shiva’s presence through a tangible sacred form—affirming Saguna upasana while pointing inward to the ever-present Nirguna reality.
On festival days (parvan), take darśana of Shiva through Linga-puja with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering water and bilva leaves, and concluding with a brief meditation on Shiva as compassionate Pati bestowing grace.