Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras
अन्यच्छृणु महेशान पूर्ववृत्तं स्मृतं मया । यन्नौ पुरःपुरा प्रोक्तं त्वयैव शिवरूपिणा
anyacchṛṇu maheśāna pūrvavṛttaṃ smṛtaṃ mayā | yannau puraḥpurā proktaṃ tvayaiva śivarūpiṇā
O Maheśāna, höre noch etwas anderes—die frühere Begebenheit, wie ich sie erinnere: das, was du selbst uns einst vor langer Zeit sprachst, in deiner eigenen Gestalt als Śiva.
Goddess Satī (addressing Lord Śiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
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It highlights śravaṇa (devout listening) and smṛti (recollection) of Śiva’s own teaching—core Shaiva practices where remembrance of the Lord’s words purifies the mind and turns the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).
Satī emphasizes that the teaching was given by Śiva “in his own form,” affirming Saguna devotion—approaching the Supreme through a personal, gracious form, which in practice includes reverence to the Liṅga as Śiva’s accessible presence.
Śiva-kathā-śravaṇa (listening to Shiva Purana recitation) and daily smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva’s instruction—optionally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”