Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55
शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)
शंभुमाभाष्य ते सर्वे विष्ण्वाद्या मुदितानना । स्वंस्वं धाम ययुर्नत्वा स्तुत्वा च मुनयस्सुराः
śaṃbhumābhāṣya te sarve viṣṇvādyā muditānanā | svaṃsvaṃ dhāma yayurnatvā stutvā ca munayassurāḥ
Nachdem sie Śambhu (Herrn Śiva) angesprochen hatten, verneigten sich alle—Viṣṇu und die anderen—mit freudigem Antlitz, sangen Lobeshymnen und zogen dann, zusammen mit Munis und Göttern, in ihre jeweiligen Wohnstätten zurück.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Śiva as the supreme refuge (Pati): even great devas like Viṣṇu approach with humility, offer stuti, and depart only after honoring Śambhu—showing that reverence and surrender invite divine grace.
The verse models Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva personally, bowing, and praising—an attitude that also underlies Liṅga worship, where the devotee offers namaskāra and stotra as expressions of bhakti and recognition of Śiva’s lordship.
A practical takeaway is daily namaskāra to Śiva with stuti—such as chanting the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and offering a short hymn—cultivating humility, gratitude, and steadiness of mind.