Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43
हिरण्यनेत्रस्य तपः — Hiraṇyanetra’s Austerity and the Boon
तस्योपविष्टस्य तपस्विनोपि सुचारुरूपा तरुणी मनोज्ञा । नारी शुभा पार्श्वगता हि तस्य दृष्टा च काचिद्भुवि रत्नभूता
tasyopaviṣṭasya tapasvinopi sucārurūpā taruṇī manojñā | nārī śubhā pārśvagatā hi tasya dṛṣṭā ca kācidbhuvi ratnabhūtā
Khi vị tu sĩ ấy đang ngồi thiền định, ngài thấy bên cạnh mình một người phụ nữ cát tường, trẻ trung, duyên dáng và có vẻ đẹp tinh tế—xuất hiện trên thế gian như một viên ngọc quý hiển lộ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights how even a tapasvin may encounter striking appearances; the Shaiva message is to maintain discrimination (viveka) and steadiness in tapas, seeing all phenomena as dependent manifestations under the Lord (Pati), not as the Self.
It contrasts shifting, sense-pleasing forms with the stable refuge of Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upasana—which trains the mind to rest in Shiva as the constant support beyond alluring appearances.
Strengthen japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with dhyāna and sense-restraint; supporting disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudraksha can be adopted to stabilize focus during tapas.