Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
शुक्रनिग्रहः — The Seizure/Neutralization of Śukra (Kāvya) and the Daityas’ Despondency
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्येवमुक्तो देवेन शुक्रोर्कसदृशद्युतिः । प्रणनाम शिवं भूयस्तुष्टाव विहितांजलिः
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityevamukto devena śukrorkasadṛśadyutiḥ | praṇanāma śivaṃ bhūyastuṣṭāva vihitāṃjaliḥ
Sanatkumāra sprach: So vom Herrn angesprochen, verneigte sich Śukra—strahlend wie die Sonne—erneut vor Śiva und pries Ihn mit gefalteten Händen in Ehrfurcht.
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender): even a powerful figure like Śukra responds to Śiva’s words with humility, namaskāra, and stuti—core Shaiva virtues that purify the soul and align it with Pati (Lord Śiva).
It models Saguna-upāsanā through visible acts of devotion—folded hands, bowing, and praising—attitudes equally directed to Śiva present as the Liṅga, where reverence (añjali) and prayer (stuti) become primary modes of approach.
Practice añjali and namaskāra before Śiva (or the Śiva-liṅga), followed by spoken or mental stuti; as a simple takeaway, begin japa with a reverential bow and a short praise before reciting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”