Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43
तारकासुर-पूर्ववृत्त-प्रश्नः (Questions on Tārakāsura and Śivā’s tapas) / “Inquiry into Tārakāsura’s origin and Śivā–Śiva narrative”
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य च तद्वाक्यं तथास्त्वित्यब्रवं मुने । अया स्वधाम तद्दत्त्वा विमनास्सस्मरच्छिवम्
brahmovāca | ityākarṇya ca tadvākyaṃ tathāstvityabravaṃ mune | ayā svadhāma taddattvā vimanāssasmaracchivam
برہما نے کہا—اے مُنی! وہ بات سن کر میں نے کہا، ‘تھاستُو’ (یوں ہی ہو)۔ پھر اسے اس کے اپنے دھام واپس بھیج کر اور ور عطا کر کے، میں دل گرفتہ ہو کر بھگوان شِو کا سمرن کرنے لگا۔
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it highlights Brahmā’s limited agency—he grants the boon yet becomes dejected and turns his mind to Śiva.
Significance: Teaches that even Brahmā’s boons operate under Śiva’s higher sovereignty; remembrance (smaraṇa) of Śiva is the refuge when outcomes feel karmically weighty.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It shows that even Brahmā, after fulfilling a worldly duty (granting what was requested), turns inward to Śiva-smaraṇa—remembrance of Pati (Lord Śiva)—as the highest refuge when the mind is burdened or dejected.
Brahmā’s remembering Śiva emphasizes devotion to Saguna Śiva as a personal Lord who can be contemplated and adored; such remembrance naturally aligns with Linga-upāsanā, where the devotee repeatedly recollects Śiva’s presence and sovereignty.
The takeaway is Śiva-smaraṇa: silently repeating the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and meditating on Śiva when the mind is disturbed—optionally supported by Rudrākṣa japa or applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of Śiva.