Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
कामप्रादुर्भावः — The Manifestation/Arising of Kāma
एवं चिंतयतो मे हि ब्रह्मणो मुनिसत्तम । मानसः पुरुषो मंजुराविर्भूतो महाद्भुतः
evaṃ ciṃtayato me hi brahmaṇo munisattama | mānasaḥ puruṣo maṃjurāvirbhūto mahādbhutaḥ
噢，最胜仙贤！当我——梵天——如此沉思之时，一位由心意所生、奇妙而极其惊异的圣者之人，现于我前，形相光辉，端严悦目。
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: divine manifestation (āvirbhāva) interrupting Brahmā’s mental current—graceful corrective to delusion
FAQs
The verse highlights that sincere contemplation can become the occasion for divine revelation—guidance manifests when the intellect turns inward. In Shaiva thought, such appearance points to anugraha (grace) that awakens right knowledge and redirects the soul toward Shiva.
A ‘person’ appearing in a pleasing form reflects Saguna revelation—Shiva’s power to become knowable through form and signs. Linga-worship similarly provides a tangible focus through which the formless Supreme is approached and realized.
The implied practice is dhyāna (focused contemplation). As a Shaiva takeaway, one may combine meditation with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to invite clarity and grace, even when no external ritual is described in this line.