Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
पार्वत्याः तपः—हिमालयादिभिः उपदेशः / Pārvatī’s Austerity and Counsel from Himālaya and Others
ब्रह्मोवाच । एवं प्रोक्ता यदा तन्वी सा सर्वैस्तपसि स्थिता । उवाच प्रहसंत्येव हिमवंतं शुचिस्मिता
brahmovāca | evaṃ proktā yadā tanvī sā sarvaistapasi sthitā | uvāca prahasaṃtyeva himavaṃtaṃ śucismitā
Brahmā nói: Được mọi người khuyên bảo như thế, thiếu nữ mảnh mai rạng ngời ấy vẫn kiên trú trong mọi khổ hạnh. Rồi nàng, mỉm cười tươi sáng, nói với Himavān bằng nụ cười thanh khiết dịu hiền.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Models tapas as the ripening condition for grace (anugraha): steadfast austerity culminates in auspicious speech and eventual divine response.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Pārvatī’s unwavering steadiness in tapas—showing that sincere discipline, purity of intent, and inner joy are essential qualities that mature devotion and make the seeker fit for Śiva’s grace (Pati’s anugraha) in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.
Though the Linga is not named here, the narrative belongs to Pārvatī’s preparation to attain union with Saguna Śiva; her tapas represents focused worship and inner alignment, which in Shaiva practice culminates in reverence to Śiva—often expressed outwardly through Linga-pūjā and inwardly through one-pointed contemplation.
The verse implies steadfast tapas: regular japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), disciplined vrata, and meditative stability (dhyāna-niṣṭhā); it also supports adopting Śaiva purity disciplines such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids, consistent with one’s capacity and tradition.