Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
हिरण्यनेत्रस्य तपः — Hiraṇyanetra’s Austerity and the Boon
ततः स दृष्टस्त्रिदशालयैर्जनैः सुविस्मितैर्भीतियुतैस्समस्तैः । अथामरैश्शीघ्रतरं प्रसादितो बभूव धाता नुतिभिर्नुतो हि
tataḥ sa dṛṣṭastridaśālayairjanaiḥ suvismitairbhītiyutaissamastaiḥ | athāmaraiśśīghrataraṃ prasādito babhūva dhātā nutibhirnuto hi
Danach, als der Schöpfer (Dhātā, Brahmā) von den Bewohnern des Himmels – den Göttern und Himmelswesen – gesehen wurde, waren sie alle von großem Staunen und Furcht ergriffen; die Unsterblichen suchten ihn schnell zu besänftigen; und Brahmā wurde in der Tat gnädig, da er mit Hymnen ehrfürchtiger Grüße gepriesen wurde.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights how awe and fear mature into surrender (stuti and namaskāra). In Shaiva understanding, humility and reverent praise purify the mind and restore harmony, preparing beings to align with divine order under Pati (the Supreme Lord).
Although the verse describes praise offered to Brahmā, the devotional principle is the same as Saguna Shiva worship: sincere stuti, reverence, and propitiation soften the heart and invite prasāda (grace). Such bhakti is foundational for approaching Shiva—whether as Linga (symbol of the Supreme) or as the personal Lord.
A practical takeaway is daily stotra-pāṭha and namaskāra with a calm, surrendered mind—optionally paired with japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—seeking prasāda through humility rather than force.