Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
देवगुरुप्रेषणम्
Himālaya Mission of the Gods’ Preceptor / The Gods Send Their Guru
इयं ते बुद्धिरचल न हि मंगलदा खलु । विबोध ज्ञानिनां श्रेष्ठ नारायणकुलोद्भव
iyaṃ te buddhiracala na hi maṃgaladā khalu | vibodha jñānināṃ śreṣṭha nārāyaṇakulodbhava
اے ثابت قدم! تیری یہ سمجھ بوجھ حقیقتاً مَنگل دینے والی نہیں۔ درست تمیز کے ساتھ بیدار ہو، اے عارفوں میں برتر، اے نارائن کے کُنبے سے پیدا ہونے والے۔
Parvati (addressing a devotee/sage of the Nārāyaṇa lineage within the narrative frame of Rudrasaṃhitā, Pārvatīkhaṇḍa)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse teaches that even a “steady” intellect can be spiritually inauspicious if it is fixed in wrong understanding; true auspiciousness arises from awakening to right discernment aligned with Shiva-tattva.
Linga/Saguna worship is meant to purify buddhi and turn it toward the highest good; this verse functions as a corrective—urging the seeker to abandon misguided notions and awaken to proper devotional and philosophical orientation toward Shiva.
The practical takeaway is “vibodha”—wakeful self-examination and correction of intention—supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to make the intellect truly maṅgala (auspicious).