Shloka 44
दक्षयज्ञोत्तरवृत्तान्तः
Post–Dakṣa-Yajña Developments and the Appeal to Viṣṇu
उपलभ्यागतं रुद्रो मया विष्णुं सतां गतिः । उत्थाय चक्रे शिरसाभिवंदनमपि प्रभुः
upalabhyāgataṃ rudro mayā viṣṇuṃ satāṃ gatiḥ | utthāya cakre śirasābhivaṃdanamapi prabhuḥ
Als Rudra erkannte, dass Viṣṇu — Zuflucht und wahrer Weg der Rechtschaffenen — dort eingetroffen war, erhob Er sich; und obwohl Er der Herr ist, neigte Er in Verehrung das Haupt vor ihm.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that true greatness includes humility: Rudra, though supreme, honors Viṣṇu, showing that devotion and reverence are integral to dharma and a mark of the liberated, Shaiva ideal of conduct.
Saguna Śiva is worshipped not only as the supreme Lord but also as the exemplar of right behavior; his respectful bow models the bhakti attitude that devotees bring to Liṅga worship—reverence, surrender, and absence of ego.
The takeaway is disciplined humility in worship: rise, offer praṇāma with the head bowed, and remember the Lord with devotion—this inner posture supports japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) even when no specific rite is stated.