Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)
ततो लज्जापरीतांगस्स्थितश्चाहमधोमुखः । इन्द्राद्यैरमरैस्सर्वैस्सुदृष्टस्सर्वतस्स्थितैः
tato lajjāparītāṃgassthitaścāhamadhomukhaḥ | indrādyairamaraissarvaissudṛṣṭassarvatassthitaiḥ
Alors tout mon être fut envahi de honte, et je demeurai debout, le visage baissé. De tous côtés, j’étais nettement vu par tous les devas—Indra et les autres—qui se tenaient autour.
Satī (narrated within Sūta Gosvāmin’s discourse to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the inner movement from self-assertion to humility: when one is exposed before higher powers (the Devas), the ego softens. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such humility becomes a doorway for grace (anugraha) and for turning inward toward Shiva as Pati.
Linga-worship trains the devotee to bow—externally and internally. Standing ‘face lowered’ mirrors pranāma before Saguna Shiva (the worshipful form), preparing the mind to become steady and receptive to Shiva’s presence symbolized by the Linga.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate namra-bhāva (reverent humility) during japa of the Panchakshara mantra ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya,’ with a bowed head and steady breath—letting shame, pride, and agitation settle into quiet surrender.