Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva
शंभुरुवाच । इयं कुमारी सुश्रोणी तन्वी चन्द्रानना शुभा । नानेतव्या मत्समीपे वारयामि पुनः पुनः
śaṃbhuruvāca | iyaṃ kumārī suśroṇī tanvī candrānanā śubhā | nānetavyā matsamīpe vārayāmi punaḥ punaḥ
شَمبھُو نے کہا—یہ کنیا خوشکمر، نازک اندام، چاند جیسے چہرے والی اور مبارک ہے؛ مگر اسے میرے قریب نہ لایا جائے۔ میں بار بار منع کرتا ہوں۔
Lord Shiva (Śambhu)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s mastery over desire and distraction—an expression of the Lord’s self-restraint (vairāgya) and purity, teaching that spiritual authority is grounded in inner control.
As Saguna Śiva, He models dharmic conduct and yogic restraint; as the Linga signifies the transcendent (nirguṇa) reality beyond attraction, the verse points devotees toward worship that purifies the mind and turns it inward.
The takeaway is sense-restraint supported by japa—especially Panchākṣarī mantra practice (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—and a disciplined sādhana that keeps the mind from approaching distractions.