Shloka 43
दक्षयज्ञोत्तरवृत्तान्तः
Post–Dakṣa-Yajña Developments and the Appeal to Viṣṇu
एवंविधं शिवं दृष्ट्वा तदा विष्ण्वादयस्सुराः । प्रणेमुस्त्वरितं सर्वे करौ बध्वा विनम्रकाः
evaṃvidhaṃ śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā viṣṇvādayassurāḥ | praṇemustvaritaṃ sarve karau badhvā vinamrakāḥ
Als Viṣṇu und die übrigen Götter Śiva in einer derart offenbaren, ehrfurchtgebietenden Gestalt erblickten, eilten sie sogleich herbei, um sich zu verneigen. Mit gefalteten Händen in Verehrung warfen sich alle nieder, demütig und ergeben.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the supremacy of Pati (Śiva) and the proper Shaiva response to divine revelation: immediate surrender, humility, and reverent prostration, showing that even the highest devas honor Śiva as the ultimate refuge.
The verse depicts Saguna Śiva—Śiva perceived in an apprehensible divine form—eliciting bhakti expressed through namaskāra. In Linga-worship, the same attitude is enacted through folded hands, prostration, and offering, recognizing Śiva as present and graciously accessible.
Practice namaskāra with añjali (joined palms) before Śiva or the Śivaliṅga, mentally repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating vinaya (humility) and śaraṇāgati (taking refuge).