Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
दिव्यरथारोहणम् — Śiva’s Ascent on the Divine Chariot
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सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य महेशस्य परात्मनः । तथेति चाब्रुवन्देवा हरिब्रह्मादयस्तथा
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityākarṇya vacastasya maheśasya parātmanaḥ | tatheti cābruvandevā haribrahmādayastathā
সনৎকুমার বললেন—পরমাত্মা মহেশের বাক্য শুনে, হরি, ব্রহ্মা প্রমুখসহ দেবগণ বললেন—“তথাস্তु।”
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
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It shows the devas, including Viṣṇu and Brahmā, acknowledging Mahēśa as Parātmā (the Supreme Self) and responding with obedient assent—an image of surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Pati, Lord Śiva, who guides all beings.
Calling Śiva “Mahēśa” and “Parātmā” supports Shaiva understanding that the worshipped Lord—whether approached as the Liṅga (iconic focus) or as Saguna Mahādeva in narrative—remains the same supreme reality worthy of universal reverence.
The practical takeaway is inner assent and alignment of will with Śiva’s command: cultivate śaraṇāgati through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mindful obedience to dharma, echoing the devas’ “tathā iti” (“so be it”).