Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43
शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin
इत्युक्तवंतं दुर्गेशं प्रणम्य च मुहुर्मुहुः । राधया सहितः कृष्णः स्वस्थानं सगणो ययौ
ityuktavaṃtaṃ durgeśaṃ praṇamya ca muhurmuhuḥ | rādhayā sahitaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ svasthānaṃ sagaṇo yayau
Nachdem er so zu Durgēśa gesprochen hatte, verneigte sich Kṛṣṇa—zusammen mit Rādhā—immer wieder in ehrfürchtiger Hingabe und begab sich dann mit seinem Gefolge in seine eigene Wohnstatt.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: The epithet Durgēśa (‘Lord of Durgā’) frames Śiva as Umāpati—sovereign of the Goddess—receiving reverence even from Kṛṣṇa and his retinue, underscoring Śiva’s lordship and bestowal of grace.
Significance: Models ideal bhakti: repeated praṇāma (muhur-muhuḥ) as a means to soften ego and invite anugraha.
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed as repeated praṇāma (humble prostration). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such surrender softens ego (āṇava) and prepares the soul (paśu) to receive the Lord’s grace, even while remaining within a narrative of divine interactions.
The act of bowing again and again reflects Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to the Lord with attributes and form. In Shiva Purana practice, the same attitude is directed toward the Śiva-liṅga through namaskāra, arcana, and reverential departure after darśana.
A practical takeaway is to conclude worship with repeated namaskāra and a moment of inward surrender. One may pair this with silent japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering pranama, cultivating humility and steadiness of mind.