Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
ब्रह्मोवाच । शंभुवाक्यं निशम्येति प्रत्युवाच शनैः शुचिः । सांजलिर्नतकः प्रीत्या शंकरं भक्तशंकरम्
brahmovāca | śaṃbhuvākyaṃ niśamyeti pratyuvāca śanaiḥ śuciḥ | sāṃjalirnatakaḥ prītyā śaṃkaraṃ bhaktaśaṃkaram
Brahmā sprach: Nachdem er Śambhus Worte vernommen hatte, erwiderte der Reine sanft. Mit gefalteten Händen in Ehrfurcht und liebevoll verneigt wandte er sich an Śaṅkara — Śiva, der den Bhaktas stets gnädig ist.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva ideal that even Brahmā approaches Śiva with humility, purity, and loving devotion—affirming Śiva as the supreme refuge and the gracious protector of devotees.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva as “Bhakta-śaṅkara,” the compassionate Lord who responds to devotion; this same approachable divinity is worshipped through the Śiva-liṅga with reverence, namaskāra, and prayer.
A simple practice is indicated: stand or sit in purity, join the palms (añjali), bow (namaskāra), and address Śiva with gentle speech—optionally while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”