Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 47
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
रुद्रलोकमनुप्राप्य रुद्रेण सह मोदते । ततस्सायुज्यमाप्नोति शिवस्य कृपया मुने
rudralokamanuprāpya rudreṇa saha modate | tatassāyujyamāpnoti śivasya kṛpayā mune
Đã đến cõi Rudra, người ấy hoan hỷ cùng Rudra. Rồi sau đó, nhờ ân điển của Śiva, hỡi hiền triết, người ấy đạt sāyujya—hợp nhất với Śiva.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Frames the soteriological ladder: Rudraloka-prāpti → sāhacarya (rejoicing with Rudra) → sāyujya by Śiva’s kṛpā, highlighting grace as the decisive cause of final liberation.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that the soul’s highest fulfillment culminates in liberation through Śiva’s grace: first attaining Rudraloka (nearness and divine companionship), and then sāyujya—intimate union with Śiva beyond bondage.
Rudraloka and rejoicing “with Rudra” reflect Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva in a worshipful, personal form (often through the Liṅga). That devoted approach ripens into liberating grace, leading beyond mere proximity to sāyujya.
The takeaway is steady Śiva-bhakti and grace-oriented practice—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Liṅga-pūjā; these are classic Shiva Purana means by which one becomes fit for Rudra’s abode and Śiva’s liberating compassion.