Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 28
साधुवेषद्विजाह्वयावतारकथनम् | Account of the ‘Sādhu-veṣa’ Brahmin-Named Incarnation
Prelude
पश्य शैलाधिपत्वं च न तस्यैकोऽस्ति बान्धवः । बान्धवान्स्वान्प्रयत्नेन पृच्छ मेनां च स्वप्रियाम्
paśya śailādhipatvaṃ ca na tasyaiko'sti bāndhavaḥ | bāndhavānsvānprayatnena pṛccha menāṃ ca svapriyām
且看——纵然他执掌群山之主权，却连一个亲族也没有。因此，当以应有之努力，询问他自身的亲属，并也请问你所钟爱的梅那。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights worldly insufficiency even amid great status—lordship without true support—prompting discernment (viveka) and careful inquiry before major life decisions, a theme consistent with Shaiva emphasis on detachment and reliance on Pati (Shiva) rather than mere social ties.
The verse sits in narrative counsel around family and marriage context; it indirectly contrasts worldly lineage with Shiva’s transcendence. In Saguna Shiva worship, devotees learn to see Shiva as the true refuge beyond clan and worldly security, which the Linga symbolizes as the steadfast, non-worldly support.
A practical takeaway is mindful inquiry and sankalpa before vows: approach major commitments with prayer to Shiva, recitation of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and inner reflection on non-attachment, rather than acting only from social prestige.