Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 69
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
उदयति यदि भानुः पश्चिमे दिग्विभागे प्रचलति यदि मेरुश्शीततां याति वह्निः । विकसति यदि पद्मं पर्वताग्रे शिलायां न हि चलति हठो मे सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि
udayati yadi bhānuḥ paścime digvibhāge pracalati yadi meruśśītatāṃ yāti vahniḥ | vikasati yadi padmaṃ parvatāgre śilāyāṃ na hi calati haṭho me satyametadbravīmi
纵使太阳从西方升起；纵使须弥山移动；纵使火焰变得寒冷；纵使莲花在山巅磐石上绽放——我的誓愿亦不动摇。我以真实如是宣说。
Parvati
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Models niścaya (unshakable resolve) as the inner prerequisite for Śiva-anugraha; the verse functions as a paradigmatic ‘bhakti-vrata’ statement rather than a site-specific māhātmya.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Uses ‘impossible inversions’ (sun rising in west, fire becoming cold) as hyperbolic cosmological reversals to assert unwavering saṅkalpa.
FAQs
It teaches niścaya (unshakable certainty) in devotion: like Pārvatī’s tapas, the seeker’s commitment to Pati (Śiva) should remain firm despite impossibilities, reflecting Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on disciplined effort and grace.
The verse embodies steadfast bhakti toward Saguna Śiva—holding a single-pointed vow to attain Śiva. In Linga-worship, such unwavering resolve supports regular abhiṣeka, mantra-japa, and vrata as stable daily commitments.
A practical takeaway is firm vrata with consistent japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by tapas-like discipline—daily worship, mental steadiness, and (where traditional) Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance.