Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
मेनायाः क्रोध-विलापः — Menā’s Lament and Reproach
to the Sage
तस्मात्क्रोधं परित्यज्य स्वस्था भव पतिव्रते । कार्य्यं कुरु हठं त्यक्त्वा शिवां देहि शिवाय च
tasmātkrodhaṃ parityajya svasthā bhava pativrate | kāryyaṃ kuru haṭhaṃ tyaktvā śivāṃ dehi śivāya ca
Vì thế, hãy từ bỏ sân giận và giữ tâm an định, hỡi người vợ trinh tín. Hãy làm điều cần làm, buông bỏ sự cố chấp; và cũng hãy dâng “Śivā”—lễ vật cát tường, phúc ân—lên Śiva.
Parvati
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that anger and stubborn ego are binding impurities (pāśa) that disturb inner steadiness; by composure and dutiful action offered to Śiva, the devotee aligns with Śiva’s auspicious grace (śivatva).
It frames worship as more than external offering: the true offering to Saguna Śiva (and to the Liṅga as His icon) includes inner purification—renouncing krodha and haṭha—so the act becomes genuine bhakti rather than mere ritual.
A practical takeaway is to begin Shiva-pūjā or japa with mental restraint—pause, release anger, and offer the mind’s calmness as “śivam” to Śiva—then continue with mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) in a steady, non-stubborn attitude.