Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
नमस्तुभ्यं महेशान नमस्तुभ्यं तमोमय । प्रसीद शंभो देवेश भूयोभूयो नमोस्तु ते
namastubhyaṃ maheśāna namastubhyaṃ tamomaya | prasīda śaṃbho deveśa bhūyobhūyo namostu te
سلامٌ لك يا مهيشانَ؛ سلامٌ لك يا من يَسري حتى في الظلمة (تامس). تفضّل بالرضا يا شَمبهو، يا ربَّ الآلهة؛ مرّةً بعد مرّة، لك السجودُ والتحية.
Sati (offering a prayer to Lord Shiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: नमस्तुभ्यं महेशान नमस्तुभ्यं तमोमय । प्रसीद शंभो देवेश भूयोभूयो नमोस्तु ते
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender) and bhakti: the devotee repeatedly bows to Śiva as the supreme Lord and seeks His prasāda (grace), which in Shaiva Siddhanta is the power that removes āṇava-mala and tamas-like ignorance.
By addressing Śiva as Śambhu and Deveśa and offering repeated namaskāra, the verse reflects Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through name, form, and devotion (often centered on the Śiva-liṅga), while also hinting at His all-pervading nature beyond opposites like light and darkness.
A simple practice is japa of “namaḥ śivāya” (Pañcākṣara) with repeated namaskāra, concluding with a heartfelt request “prasīda”—seeking Śiva’s anugraha before or after liṅga-pūjā, abhiṣeka, or meditation.