Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा बलिपुत्रस्तु विरराम शरासुरः । प्रेमप्रफुल्लितांगश्च प्रणम्य स महेश्वरम्
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityuktvā baliputrastu virarāma śarāsuraḥ | premapraphullitāṃgaśca praṇamya sa maheśvaram
سنَتکُمار نے کہا—یوں کہہ کر بلی کا بیٹا شَراآسُر رک گیا؛ اور محبت سے سرشار بدن کے ساتھ اس نے مہیشور کو سجدۂ تعظیم کیا۔
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Exemplifies the transformative power of Śiva’s grace: even an asura turns from hostility to devotion through instruction and prapatti.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights a key Shaiva teaching: when devotion (bhakti) awakens, aggression and egoic resistance naturally subside, and the soul turns toward Pati (Maheśvara) in surrender—an inner movement that supports liberation.
The verse models Saguna-upāsanā—personal reverence to Maheśvara—expressed through pranāma (bowing). In Shiva Purana practice, the same attitude is offered to the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible form of the Lord for devotion and grace.
The takeaway is devotional pranāma with a softened heart—ideally paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and mindful surrender, making one’s actions cease from harm and turn toward Śiva.