Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
पश्चात्तापमवाप्याति निनिन्द स्वं मुहुर्मुहुः । प्रशशंस तदा मायां शांभवीं ज्ञानिमोहिनीम्
paścāttāpamavāpyāti nininda svaṃ muhurmuhuḥ | praśaśaṃsa tadā māyāṃ śāṃbhavīṃ jñānimohinīm
Sau đó ông bị nỗi hối hận chi phối và hết lần này đến lần khác tự trách mình. Rồi ông ca ngợi Śāmbhavī Māyā—năng lực của Śiva có thể làm mê hoặc cả bậc học giả—mà kinh ngạc trước sức mạnh khó cưỡng ấy.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights that remorse and self-reflection arise when one recognizes how Śiva’s Māyā (the veiling power) can cause even the intelligent to err; liberation comes not by pride in knowledge but by humility and turning toward Śiva (Pati) for grace.
By acknowledging Śāmbhavī Māyā’s power, the devotee is guided toward Saguna worship—such as reverence to the Śiva-liṅga—where focused devotion, purity, and surrender stabilize the mind and reduce Māyā’s delusion, opening the way to Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
A practical takeaway is sincere repentance followed by steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and liṅga-pūjā; this aligns the intellect with Śiva and weakens the binding force of Māyā.