Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58
शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”
ब्रह्मोवाच । श्रुत्वेति वचनं तेषां स विष्णुस्सामरो मया । विस्मितोऽति मुनिश्रेष्ठ शिवद्वारं जगाम ह
brahmovāca | śrutveti vacanaṃ teṣāṃ sa viṣṇussāmaro mayā | vismito'ti muniśreṣṭha śivadvāraṃ jagāma ha
Brahmā dit : «En entendant leurs paroles, Viṣṇu —avec les dieux et avec moi— fut saisi d’un grand étonnement, ô le meilleur des sages, puis il se rendit à la porte même de Śiva.»
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
The verse highlights that even Viṣṇu and the devas, struck with awe, turn toward Śiva as the supreme refuge (Pati). In a Śaiva Siddhānta reading, wonder matures into humble seeking—approaching Śiva’s “door” symbolizes moving from worldly certainty to surrender and grace.
Going to “Śiva’s gate” reflects approaching Śiva in an accessible, worship-worthy form (Saguna)—the same devotional movement that culminates in darśana and pūjā of Śiva, often expressed in Purāṇic practice through Liṅga worship as the sacred threshold to the transcendent.
The implied takeaway is “approach and surrender”: begin with respectful entry into Śiva-upāsanā—mentally going to Śiva’s presence while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a devotional attitude, as one would approach a sanctum door before worship.