Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7
हंस-वराह-रूपग्रहण-कारणम्
The Reason for Assuming the Swan and Boar Forms
नारद उवाच । विधे ब्रह्मन् महाप्राज्ञ संशयो हृदि मे महान् । कृपां कृत्वातुलां शीघ्रं तं नाशयितुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca | vidhe brahman mahāprājña saṃśayo hṛdi me mahān | kṛpāṃ kṛtvātulāṃ śīghraṃ taṃ nāśayitumarhasi
Nārada thưa: Ôi Đấng an bài (Brahmā), ôi Brahman, bậc đại trí—trong lòng con có một mối nghi lớn. Xin Ngài khởi lòng từ bi vô song mà mau chóng trừ dứt điều ấy.
Nārada
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that inner doubt (saṃśaya) is a primary obstacle to right understanding, and that it is removed through the compassionate clarification of a qualified teacher—preparing the seeker for Shaiva knowledge that leads toward liberation.
By seeking the removal of doubt from Brahmā, Nārada models the attitude needed for Linga/Saguna worship: humble inquiry and receptivity to instruction, which turns ritual and devotion into informed, transformative practice.
The verse suggests the core practice of śravaṇa and praśna—listening and asking with humility; in Shaiva practice this is commonly supported by steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to calm doubt and stabilize devotion.