Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
कार्तिकेयलीलावर्णनम्
Narration of Kārttikeya’s Divine Play
न चक्रुर्बालकं याश्च लोचनानामगोचरम् । प्राणेभ्योपि प्रेमपात्रं यः पोष्टा तस्य पुत्रक
na cakrurbālakaṃ yāśca locanānāmagocaram | prāṇebhyopi premapātraṃ yaḥ poṣṭā tasya putraka
那些女子竟不忍直视那孩子，因为他超越了她们目光所及的境界。他比生命之息更为可爱——是她们爱恋的至宝——只因他乃是那位曾抚育她们者的爱子。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It presents the divine child as transcending ordinary sense-perception, implying that the Lord’s manifestations are truly known through grace (anugraha) and devotion, not merely through the eyes—aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on Pati’s revelatory power.
Just as the Linga signifies Shiva beyond form yet approachable through sacred signs, the child here is described as ‘beyond the eyes’ while still being intensely lovable—showing how Saguna manifestations draw the devotee’s heart toward the transcendent (Nirguna) reality of Shiva.
The takeaway is inward contemplation and bhakti: approach Shiva with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and reverent meditation rather than relying on external perception alone.