Shloka 5
ततो विनयसंयुक्ता प्रोचुः सांजलयश्च ते । सुप्रसन्ना महात्मानः स्तुतिं कृत्वायथाविधि
tato vinayasaṃyuktā procuḥ sāṃjalayaśca te | suprasannā mahātmānaḥ stutiṃ kṛtvāyathāvidhi
Then, endowed with humility and with hands joined in reverence, they spoke. Those great souls—fully pleased—had offered their praise in the proper manner.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: In the Viśveśvarasaṃhitā’s opening frame, the setting and devotional posture (añjali, yathāvidhi-stuti) anticipates Kāśī’s Viśveśvara as the Lord who grants darśana and liberating grace to properly disposed devotees; the ‘proper praise’ functions as the ritual-ethical qualification (adhikāra) for receiving anugraha.
Significance: Darśana with humility and proper stuti is presented as a direct means to Śiva’s prasāda; in Kāśī-idiom this culminates in liberation-oriented grace (anugraha) and purification of pāśa (bondage).
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that vinaya (humility) and reverent devotion expressed through stuti, done yathāvidhi (in the right spirit and method), prepare the devotee to receive Shiva’s anugraha (grace), which is central to liberation in Shaiva Siddhanta.
The verse highlights the devotional posture—añjali and proper praise—that typically accompanies Saguna Shiva worship, including Linga-puja, where external ritual supports inner surrender and focus on Shiva as Pati (the Lord).
Offer stuti with joined palms before Shiva worship, maintaining humility; as a practical takeaway, begin puja or japa with an añjali and a short hymn, then proceed yathāvidhi with mantra recitation (such as the Panchakshara) and steady attention.