Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
सतीप्राप्तिविषये ब्रह्मरुद्रसंवादः | The Brahmā–Śiva Dialogue on Attaining Satī
सर्वैस्सुरगणैस्सार्द्धं ब्रह्मविष्णु पुरस्सरैः । तथा तैर्मुनिभिर्गच्छन् स बभौ पथि शंकरः
sarvaissuragaṇaissārddhaṃ brahmaviṣṇu purassaraiḥ | tathā tairmunibhirgacchan sa babhau pathi śaṃkaraḥ
Accompagné de toutes les cohortes des dieux, avec Brahmā et Viṣṇu en tête, et suivi pareillement par les sages munis, Śaṅkara s’avança sur la route, rayonnant d’une splendeur divine.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse portrays Śiva (Pati) as the naturally self-effulgent Lord whose presence draws Devas and sages into harmony, indicating that divine order and auspiciousness arise when all beings align themselves with Śaṅkara.
By depicting Śaṅkara ‘shining on the path’ amid Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the Devas, it supports Saguna-bhakti—contemplating Śiva’s manifest, gracious form; such remembrance is a direct aid to Linga-worship where the devotee focuses on Śiva as the supreme, auspicious reality.
A simple takeaway is procession-like smaraṇa and japa: mentally “walk with” Śiva through steady repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), optionally with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids to recollection.