Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
ददौ तदुपदेशं ते तेभ्यो भ्रातृपथं ययुः । आययुर्न पितुर्गेहं भिक्षुवृत्तिरताश्च ते
dadau tadupadeśaṃ te tebhyo bhrātṛpathaṃ yayuḥ | āyayurna piturgehaṃ bhikṣuvṛttiratāśca te
وہ نصیحت دے کر وہ بھائی چارے کے راستے پر چل پڑے۔ وہ باپ کے گھر واپس نہ آئے؛ بھکشو کی زندگی میں رَت ہو کر بھیک سے گزر بسر کرنے لگے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights vairāgya (dispassion): after receiving right instruction, the seekers abandon dependence on worldly shelter and adopt simplicity and restraint, aligning life toward Shiva-realization and liberation.
By turning away from possessiveness and comfort, the mind becomes fit for steady devotion (bhakti) to Saguna Shiva—often expressed through Linga-worship—where inner purity and surrender are considered more essential than social status or residence.
A practical takeaway is to live simply, practice charity (anna-dāna), and maintain daily Shiva-smaraṇa with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by disciplines like bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa where appropriate.