Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55
देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्
Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi
देवानां मे महोत्साहो हृदये चास्ति शंकर । विवाहं तव संद्रष्टुं तत्त्वं कुरु यथोचितम्
devānāṃ me mahotsāho hṛdaye cāsti śaṃkara | vivāhaṃ tava saṃdraṣṭuṃ tattvaṃ kuru yathocitam
O Śaṅkara, a great eagerness has arisen in my heart—and among the gods as well—to behold Your marriage. Therefore, please set in motion the proper arrangements, in accordance with truth and right order.
Brahmā
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; Brahmā expresses eagerness to witness Śiva’s vivāha and urges Śaṅkara to arrange it ‘yathocitam’—a dharmic ordering that stabilizes cosmic governance through Śiva–Śakti union.
Significance: Supports the sacrality of Śiva–Pārvatī kalyāṇa (marriage) festivals; emphasizes dharmic order (tattva/yathocitam) as a cosmic stabilizer—marriage here symbolizes integration of consciousness and power for loka-sthiti.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It presents the devas’ reverent longing to witness Śiva’s auspicious, saguna līlā, emphasizing that even divine events unfold according to dharma (yathocitam) and the true cosmic order (tattva).
The verse highlights devotion to Saguna Śiva—His approachable, gracious form and actions—through which devotees gain steadiness in bhakti; this complements Liṅga worship where the same Pati (Śiva) is adored as the supreme presence.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate orderly devotion: worship Śiva with proper observance—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple, dharmic pūjā—before contemplating His sacred līlās such as the divine marriage.