Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant
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तस्माज्जायाद्वितीयस्त्वं यतस्व हरमोहने । विश्वस्य भव केतुस्त्वं मोहयित्वा महेश्वरम्
tasmājjāyādvitīyastvaṃ yatasva haramohane | viśvasya bhava ketustvaṃ mohayitvā maheśvaram
因此，你——宛如第二位配偶——当竭力迷惑哈罗。既已使大天（Mahādeva）入于迷幻，便当成为此全宇宙的旗帜与征兆。
Sati (as Durgā/Śakti in the narrative context, urging a divine power to test/delude Śiva)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Interpretable as a theological paradox: ‘deluding Mahādeva’ signifies Śiva’s own veiling power operating through Śakti for cosmic play; pilgrims learn that māyā binds paśu but is governed by Pati, leading ultimately to anugraha.
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic motif of Māyā being deployed as a divine test, while affirming Śiva (Pati) as ultimately transcendent—teaching devotees to seek refuge in Hara beyond fascination and delusion.
By portraying attempts to “bewilder” Śiva, the verse indirectly points to why devotees hold the Liṅga as the steady Saguna symbol of the Nirguna Reality—meditating on Mahēśvara as the unshaken ground of consciousness.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa, cultivating detachment (vairāgya) so the mind is not carried away by moha.