शिवस्यार्द्धनारीनरावतारवर्णनम्
Description of Shiva’s Ardhanārī-nara Manifestation
तं दृष्ट्वा शंकरं देवं शक्त्या प्ररमयान्वितम् । प्रणम्य दण्डवद्ब्रह्मा स तुष्टाव कृताञ्जलिः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā śaṃkaraṃ devaṃ śaktyā praramayānvitam | praṇamya daṇḍavadbrahmā sa tuṣṭāva kṛtāñjaliḥ
Seeing Lord Śaṅkara, the God united with the Supreme Śakti, Brahmā bowed in daṇḍavat (full prostration) and, with folded hands, praised Him.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
It highlights humble surrender (daṇḍavat praṇāma) and devotional praise as the proper response even for Brahmā when encountering Pati (Śiva), the supreme Lord whose power is inseparable from Śakti.
The verse presents Śaṅkara as personally manifest (saguṇa) and worship-worthy; bowing and hymns are core modes of approaching the visible form of Shiva, including Linga-worship, where the devotee honors Shiva together with His divine power (Śakti).
Practice reverential prostration (daṇḍavat namaskāra) and recitation of Shiva-stotras with añjali (folded hands); this pairs naturally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” during Mahāśivarātri worship.