Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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ब्रह्मोवाच । पार्वतीवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य जगदीश्वरः । उवाच देवानाहूय मुनींश्चापि मुनीश्वर
brahmovāca | pārvatīvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya jagadīśvaraḥ | uvāca devānāhūya munīṃścāpi munīśvara
Brahmā sprach: Als der Herr des Universums Pārvatīs Worte vernahm, lächelte er. Dann rief der große Herr, der Gebieter der Munis, die Götter und auch die Weisen herbei und sprach.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
Śiva’s smile signifies compassionate mastery (pati-tattva): He responds to Pārvatī not with agitation but with serene, gracious authority, guiding the cosmos through dharma by addressing devas and sages.
The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as Jagadīśvara—personally accessible, responsive, and directive. Such narrative portrayals support devotional worship where the Lord is approached as a living, gracious presence, as in Liṅga-upāsanā.
The takeaway is to cultivate śiva-smaraṇa with calmness and reverence: before japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), one may invoke Śiva as Jagadīśvara and mentally assemble the inner ‘devas and sages’ (senses and higher faculties) into focused attention.