Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वसिष्ठस्य वचनं स प्रह स्य च । पप्रच्छ नृपवार्त्ताश्च हृदयेन विदूयता
brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vasiṣṭhasya vacanaṃ sa praha sya ca | papraccha nṛpavārttāśca hṛdayena vidūyatā
برہما نے کہا—وسِشٹھ کے کلام کو سن کر وہ مسکرایا؛ مگر دل کے اندر جلتے ہوئے اس نے بادشاہ کی حالت اور احوال پھر پوچھے۔
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It shows that even a composed outer demeanor can conceal inner anguish, and that sincere questioning of a realized sage is the doorway to right understanding—an essential step toward grace and liberation in the Shaiva view.
Though the verse is narrative, it frames the Shaiva pattern: when worldly suffering intensifies, one turns to the guru and then to Saguna Shiva’s accessible forms (such as Linga-worship) for guidance, purification, and the descent of Shiva’s grace.
The implied takeaway is guru-sevā and śravaṇa (listening) followed by mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a stabilizing practice when the heart is troubled.