Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
कामभस्म-प्रार्थना: रत्याः शङ्करं प्रति विनयः / Rati’s Supplication to Śaṅkara regarding Kāma’s Ashes
अथ शम्भुर्महेशानो लीलात्ततनुरीश्वरः । ददौ मानवरन्तेषां सर्वेषान्तत्र नारद
atha śambhurmaheśāno līlāttatanurīśvaraḥ | dadau mānavaranteṣāṃ sarveṣāntatra nārada
Bấy giờ, Śambhu—Đại Chúa Mahēśa, Đấng Īśvara thị hiện muôn hình trong cuộc hí lạc thiêng—đã ban điều ấy cho hết thảy những người sùng tín là phàm nhân đang hoan hỷ thờ phụng tại đó, hỡi Nārada.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: General purāṇic motif: Śiva manifests (līlā-ātta-tanu) to grant boons to devotees; not tied here to a specific jyotirliṅga shrine narrative.
Significance: Emphasizes that darśana and service to Śiva culminate in His anugraha (bestowal) upon human devotees.
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who, out of līlā and compassion, becomes accessible in a manifest form and grants anugraha (grace) to all sincere devotees—showing that liberation and blessings arise primarily through His grace responding to devotion.
By stating that Īśvara ‘assumes a form,’ the verse supports Saguna worship—Śiva making Himself approachable through tangible modes like the Śiva-liṅga, icon, or sacred presence—so devotees can serve, adore, and receive His blessings.
The takeaway is steady bhakti that ‘delights’ Śiva—daily liṅga-pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with traditional Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, performed with sincerity to invite His grace.