Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity
तस्मिन्नवसरे देवा ब्रह्माद्या निखिला मुने । आगता खे समं दारैः सद्गतिं वै दिदृक्षवः
tasminnavasare devā brahmādyā nikhilā mune | āgatā khe samaṃ dāraiḥ sadgatiṃ vai didṛkṣavaḥ
O Weiser, in eben jenem Augenblick kamen alle Götter, beginnend mit Brahmā, durch den Himmel, zusammen mit ihren Gemahlinnen, in der Tat begierig, den glückverheißenden Ausgang, die gute Bestimmung (sugati), zu schauen, die sich zu entfalten begann.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents “sadgati” (auspicious attainment) as something even the devas long to witness—implying that Shiva’s grace and the triumph of dharma culminate in a spiritually elevating outcome that draws all beings toward higher realization.
Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna Shiva-bhakti: divine events (Shiva’s leela) become ‘darśana-worthy,’ and the gods themselves seek to behold the auspicious result—mirroring how devotees seek Shiva’s darśana in Linga worship.
The takeaway is darśana-bhāva (devotional contemplation): approach Shiva’s sacred narratives with the intent to ‘behold’ the auspicious truth within them, supporting practices like japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and meditative listening (śravaṇa) of Purāṇic kathā.