Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52
तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra
ततस्स भगवान्रुद्रो भवान्या जगदंबया । सर्वैः स्तुतो जगामाथ स्वगिरिं स्वगणैर्वृतः
tatassa bhagavānrudro bhavānyā jagadaṃbayā | sarvaiḥ stuto jagāmātha svagiriṃ svagaṇairvṛtaḥ
তাৰ পিছত ভগৱান ৰুদ্ৰ, জগদম্বা ভবানীক লগত লৈ, সকলোৰে স্তৱ গ্ৰহণ কৰি, নিজৰ গণসকলৰ দ্বাৰা পৰিবেষ্টিত হৈ, নিজৰ পবিত্ৰ গিৰিলৈ প্ৰস্থান কৰিলে।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The verse is not a jyotirliṅga-sthala account; it depicts Śiva’s withdrawal to His own mountain after granting the assembly darśana—an archetype for how the Lord reveals and then veils Himself (tirodhāna) while remaining accessible through worship.
Significance: Frames Kailāsa as the paradigmatic Śaiva axis mundi: remembrance of Śiva’s abode and gaṇa-retinue supports dhyāna and reinforces the sense of Śiva as transcendent yet immanent Lord.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights that sincere stuti (praise) offered to Bhagavān Rudra, together with Jagadambā Bhavānī, culminates in auspiciousness—Shiva remains the accessible Saguna Lord who responds to devotion, while His return to His abode signifies the soul’s movement toward the divine center (Pati) through bhakti.
Rudra being “praised by all” reflects the core Purāṇic mode of worship—stotra, nāma-japa, and pūjā—commonly performed before the Śiva-liṅga. Even when Shiva is Nirguṇa in essence, devotees approach Him as Saguna (Rudra with Umā and gaṇas), which the Liṅga icon precisely supports as a stable focus for devotion.
A practical takeaway is stuti with pañcākṣarī-japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and remembrance of Śiva-Umā as Jagadambā and Jagatpati; this can be paired with traditional Śaiva observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa while offering prayers to the Śiva-liṅga.