Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
तारकासुर-पूर्ववृत्त-प्रश्नः (Questions on Tārakāsura and Śivā’s tapas) / “Inquiry into Tārakāsura’s origin and Śivā–Śiva narrative”
एतत्सर्वमशेषेण विशेषेण महाबुध । ब्रूहि मे श्रद्दधानाय स्वपुत्राय शिवात्मने
etatsarvamaśeṣeṇa viśeṣeṇa mahābudha | brūhi me śraddadhānāya svaputrāya śivātmane
大智者啊，请将这一切毫无遗漏、尤其详尽地告诉我——告诉我这满怀信心之人，如同告诉你自己的儿子一般；我之自性唯归依湿婆。
Parvati
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights śraddhā (faith) and the disciple’s humility as the right inner qualification to receive complete Shaiva instruction—knowledge meant to mature into devotion to Pati (Śiva) and liberation.
By requesting the teaching “in full detail,” the verse mirrors how Shiva Purana transmits concrete forms of Saguna worship (such as Linga-upāsanā) through a faithful seeker who approaches the divine teacher with devotion.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devout listening) and guru-vākya-sevā—receiving Shaiva upadeśa with faith, which traditionally culminates in mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī: Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined Shiva-pūjā.