Shloka 15
राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization
तत्र गत्वा शिवं दृष्ट्वा सुप्रणम्य सवासवाः । देवास्सर्वे नतस्कंधाः करौ बद्ध्वा च तुष्टुवुः
tatra gatvā śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā supraṇamya savāsavāḥ | devāssarve nataskaṃdhāḥ karau baddhvā ca tuṣṭuvuḥ
Going there and beholding Lord Śiva, all the gods—along with Indra—bowed down with deep reverence. With shoulders bent in humility and hands joined in supplication, they offered hymns of praise to Him.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it depicts the archetypal darśana of Śiva at Kailāsa followed by stuti—mirroring how kṣetra-sthalapurāṇas often culminate in darśana → namaskāra → stotra → boon.
Significance: Models the correct approach to Pati: darśana with vinaya (humility), añjali, and stuti—inner pilgrimage of surrender preceding divine aid.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights that even the Devas attain protection and right order only by humble surrender to Pati (Śiva); devotion expressed through reverent prostration and praise purifies ego and aligns the soul toward grace.
The verse models Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva as the accessible Lord who can be seen, bowed to, and praised; the same attitude is applied in Liṅga worship through darśana, namaskāra, and stotra.
Practice namaskāra with añjali (folded hands) before Śiva or the Śiva-liṅga, followed by stuti/japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating humility and surrender.