Shloka 50
Vṛṣeśākhya-Śivāvatāra and the Initiation of the Kṣīrasāgara-Manthana
Churning of the Milk Ocean
तच्छ्रुत्वादाय तान्ब्रह्मा ययौ कैलासपर्वतम् । तत्र दृष्ट्वा शिवं देवैः प्रणनाम पुनः पुनः
tacchrutvādāya tānbrahmā yayau kailāsaparvatam | tatra dṛṣṭvā śivaṃ devaiḥ praṇanāma punaḥ punaḥ
Hearing this, Brahmā gathered them and went to Mount Kailāsa. There, beholding Lord Śiva, he—together with the gods—bowed down again and again.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Kailāsa as Śiva’s transcendental abode where the devas approach for refuge and grace.
Significance: Darśana of Śiva at Kailāsa signifies śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and the turning of the devas toward the Pati for anugraha.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It highlights that even Brahmā and the devas approach Śiva—the supreme Pati—with humility; repeated prostration signifies surrender (śaraṇāgati) and recognition that grace, not mere authority or intellect, opens the way to liberation.
Kailāsa represents Śiva’s accessible, saguna presence for devotees; the act of repeated namaskāra models the core devotional posture used in Liṅga worship—approaching the Lord with reverence, repentance, and continual remembrance.
Practice repeated namaskāra while mentally fixing on Śiva (dhyāna) and, if performing pūjā, accompany it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility and devotion.