Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
कार्तिकेयलीलावर्णनम्
Narration of Kārttikeya’s Divine Play
तस्मिन्नवसरे तात श्वेतनामा च संप्रति । तत्राऽपश्यत्सुतं दिव्यं निजं परम पावनम्
tasminnavasare tāta śvetanāmā ca saṃprati | tatrā'paśyatsutaṃ divyaṃ nijaṃ parama pāvanam
اسی لمحے، اے عزیز، شویتنَاما بھی وہاں موجود تھی؛ اور وہاں اس نے اپنے ہی بیٹے کو دیکھا جو الٰہی، نورانی اور نہایت پاکیزہ تھا۔
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights the sanctifying power of darśana—beholding a divinely endowed being is portrayed as “parama-pāvana,” indicating that Shiva’s grace operates through sacred encounters that purify the heart and strengthen bhakti.
Though the Liṅga is not named here, the theme is Saguna grace: Shiva’s presence is known through perceivable, purifying manifestations. In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, the devotee is uplifted through Shiva’s compassionate self-revelation (anugraha) experienced as sacred vision.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate purifying darśana through daily Shiva worship—offerings with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a focused, reverent gaze upon the Liṅga, treating the act of seeing as a means of inner purification.