Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55
द्वारपाल-गणेशसंवादः / The Dialogue at the Gate: Gaṇeśa and Śiva’s Gaṇas
स्थित्वा न्यवेदयन्सर्वे वृत्तांतं च तदद्भुतम् । करौ बद्ध्वा नतस्कंधाश्शिवं स्तुत्वा पुरः स्थिताः
sthitvā nyavedayansarve vṛttāṃtaṃ ca tadadbhutam | karau baddhvā nataskaṃdhāśśivaṃ stutvā puraḥ sthitāḥ
Dort stehend berichteten sie alle vollständig von jenem wunderbaren Geschehen. Mit gefalteten Händen und in Ehrfurcht geneigten Schultern priesen sie Śiva und blieben vor Ihm stehen.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva ideal of śaraṇāgati (surrender): truthfully offering one’s experience to Śiva, then standing in humble devotion (añjali, bowed posture) as an inner act of placing the ego at the Lord’s feet.
The verse models Saguna-upāsanā: approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who receives praise and devotion. The same attitude is prescribed before the Śiva-liṅga—reporting one’s prayers, offering stuti, and remaining present in reverent awareness.
Practice añjali-mudrā with a bowed posture, recite Śiva-stuti or the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and remain quietly “standing before Śiva” as a brief dhyāna—steady attention in His presence.