Rudra-saṁhitā, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 9—Description of Śiva-tattva
Channel: Consciousness Research Centre
Date: 2022-10-27

Brahmā said, “On hearing His eulogy from the mouth of Viṣṇu, the delighted Śiva, the storehouse of kindness, revealed Himself to us along with His consort. He had five faces and three eyes, and the crescent moon on His forehead. He wore matted hair. He was white-complexioned and had wide eyes. His body had been dusted with bhasma. He had ten arms. His neck was blue in colour. He was bedecked with all ornaments. He was very handsome with respect to every limb. Three lines of bhasma marked His forehead. On seeing Lord Śiva accompanied by His beautiful consort, Viṣṇu along with me eulogised Him again with appropriate words. Śiva, the merciful, who was delighted, breathed the Vedas into Viṣṇu and conferred Perfect Knowledge on him, the secret of the supreme Ātman. O sage, thereafter, out of sympathy, the supreme Ātman conferred these on me too. After receiving the Vedas, Viṣṇu was satisfied, and bowing to Him with palms joined in reverence along with me, he asked Lord Śiva:

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