Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā
इति स्तुतो महादेवो भार्गवेणातितेजसा । उत्थाय भूमेर्बाहुभ्यां धृत्वा तं प्रणतं द्विजम्
iti stuto mahādevo bhārgaveṇātitejasā | utthāya bhūmerbāhubhyāṃ dhṛtvā taṃ praṇataṃ dvijam
So vom überaus strahlenden Bhārgava gepriesen, erhob sich Mahādeva und hob mit Seinen beiden Armen den am Boden niedergeworfenen Zweimalgeborenen empor.
Sūta Gosvāmi
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when a devotee offers sincere stuti and complete humility, the Lord responds personally—lifting the surrendered soul from the “ground” of fear, ego, and bondage toward dignity and liberation.
Though Śiva is ultimately beyond form (Nirguṇa), the Purāṇa emphasizes His accessible Saguna compassion. Devotional praise and prostration before the Liṅga or the personal Lord becomes a direct means to receive His protective presence and upliftment.
Practice namaskāra (prostration) with stotra-pāṭha and Panchākṣarī japa—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating humility and surrender; this inner posture is the key teaching implied by the scene.