Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath
यच्च बीजं पुरा लक्ष्म्या माययैव समर्पितम् । तस्मात्तदुद्भवा नारी तस्मिन्नीर्ष्यापराभवत्
yacca bījaṃ purā lakṣmyā māyayaiva samarpitam | tasmāttadudbhavā nārī tasminnīrṣyāparābhavat
اور وہ بیج جو لکشمی نے پہلے اپنی ہی مایا کی قوت سے پیش کیا تھا—اسی سے ایک عورت پیدا ہوئی؛ اور اسی معاملے میں وہ حسد کے غلبے میں آ گئی۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse highlights māyā as a binding force and shows how inner faults like jealousy (īrṣyā) can arise from identification with appearances and outcomes—an obstacle to Śiva-bhakti and liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta reading.
By contrasting māyā-born agitation with the steady refuge of devotion, it implicitly points to Saguna Śiva worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as a stabilizing practice that purifies jealousy and other impurities, turning the mind toward Śiva as Pati (the Lord beyond bonds).
A practical takeaway is to counter jealousy with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular Śiva-pūjā with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as a reminder to transcend māyā and cultivate inner purity.