Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9
पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court
गन्तव्यं भवता नाथ हिमवत्पार्श्वतं प्रभो । याचस्व मां ततो भिक्षु भूत्वा लीलाविशारदः
gantavyaṃ bhavatā nātha himavatpārśvataṃ prabho | yācasva māṃ tato bhikṣu bhūtvā līlāviśāradaḥ
Ôi Chúa tể, ôi Bậc Chủ—xin Ngài đến bên Himavān, hỡi Prabhu. Rồi, trong dáng dấp một vị khất sĩ, tinh thông cuộc hí lộng thần linh, hãy đến và cầu xin con (làm hôn phối).
Pārvatī
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
Sthala Purana: The instruction ‘becoming a bhikṣu’ evokes Śiva’s Bhikṣāṭana līlā—concealment through ascetic guise to accomplish divine aims while testing and transforming worldly pride.
Significance: Teaches that Śiva may approach devotees in disguised forms; humility and receptivity become gateways to grace.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It shows Śiva’s chosen mode of approach—humility and vairāgya—where the Supreme Pati employs līlā to sanctify worldly rites (marriage) and reveal that grace, not ego, is the true means of union.
The verse highlights Saguna Śiva’s accessible form and conduct: even as the transcendent Lord, He adopts the bhikṣu-role, teaching devotees to approach the Linga with simplicity, surrender, and reverence rather than display.
Cultivate bhikṣā-bhāva (humble seeking) in japa—especially “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and, if practiced, wear rudrākṣa and apply tripuṇḍra with the intent of renunciation and devotion rather than mere external identity.