Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45
रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā
आगच्छत्तत्र यत्रेमौ ब्रह्मनारायणौ स्थितौ । अथ तुष्टुवतुर्देवं प्रीतौ भीतौ च कौतुकात्
āgacchattatra yatremau brahmanārāyaṇau sthitau | atha tuṣṭuvaturdevaṃ prītau bhītau ca kautukāt
أتى إلى الموضع الذي كان فيه براهما ونارايانا قائمين. ثم بدافع الدهشة—فرحين ومهابين في آنٍ واحد—أنشدا تسابيح المديح لذلك الديفا، الربّ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It shows that even the highest cosmic deities (Brahmā and Viṣṇu) respond to Śiva with humility—wonder, reverent awe, and devotion—indicating Śiva as Pati, the supreme Lord worthy of stuti (praise) and śaraṇāgati (surrender).
Their act of praising the Deva reflects Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva in a manifest, approachable form through hymns and devotion, which in the Shiva Purana commonly culminates in reverence to Śiva’s presence as the Linga or as the personally revealing Lord.
Stuti and nāma-smaraṇa: recite Śiva-stotras or repeat the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a blend of love and reverent awe, cultivating humility before the Lord.