Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58
गजासुरतपः–देवलोकक्षोभः
Gajāsura’s Austerities and the Disturbance of the Worlds
गजासुर उवाच । यदि प्रसन्नो दिग्वासस्तदा दित्यं वसान मे । इमां कृत्तिं महेशान त्वत्त्रिशूलाग्निपाविताम्
gajāsura uvāca | yadi prasanno digvāsastadā dityaṃ vasāna me | imāṃ kṛttiṃ maheśāna tvattriśūlāgnipāvitām
伽迦苏罗说道：“噢，迪格瓦萨斯（以诸方为衣之主）！若你垂喜，噢，如日天般光辉的主，请披戴我的这张皮——噢，摩诃伊沙那，此皮已由你三叉戟之火净化。”
Gajāsura
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Gajasamhāramūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse belongs to the Gajāsura-vadha narrative where the asura seeks Śiva’s grace by offering his own hide as a divine vestment.
Significance: Recalling Śiva’s anugraha even to an enemy who surrenders; inspires śaraṇāgati (refuge) and humility.
FAQs
It portrays ātma-nivedana (total self-offering): even an asura, when humbled, seeks Śiva’s grace by surrendering the very “I-ness” symbolized by his own hide—placing ego and possession into the Lord’s hands.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Digvāsas, Maheśāna—who responds to devotion in personal form. In Liṅga worship, the same principle applies: offerings are outward signs of inner renunciation and turning the self toward Pati (Śiva).
The takeaway is inner surrender while worshipping: offer the sense of “mine” (mamatā) into Śiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a simple bhāva of self-offering during pūjā or dhyāna.