Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
प्रयागे महत्समाजः — शिवदर्शनं दक्षागमनं च
The Great Assembly at Prayāga: Śiva’s Appearance and Dakṣa’s Arrival
स्तुतिभिः प्रणिपातैश्च दक्षस्सर्वैस्सुरर्षिभिः । पूजितो वरतेजस्वी करौ बध्वा विनम्रकैः
stutibhiḥ praṇipātaiśca dakṣassarvaissurarṣibhiḥ | pūjito varatejasvī karau badhvā vinamrakaiḥ
Par des hymnes et des prosternations, tous les dieux et les sages honorèrent Dakṣa. Dakṣa, rayonnant de l’éclat des dons, fut vénéré avec dévotion par les humbles, qui s’inclinaient les mains jointes.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the outward marks of dharmic reverence—stuti (praise), praṇipāta (prostration), and añjali (joined hands)—showing how social honour and ritual acclaim can gather around a powerful figure, even as Shaiva teaching warns that true purity depends on humility and right devotion to Pati (Shiva), not merely status or boons.
By emphasizing stuti and formal worship, it mirrors the external modes used in Saguna Shiva/Linga worship (praise, namaskara, ritual honour). In the Sati narrative, such outward ritual propriety becomes a contrast-point: devotion must be correctly oriented toward Shiva, otherwise ceremonial worship can remain incomplete despite grandeur.
The verse suggests devotional discipline through stotra-recitation and praṇāma with añjali (joined palms). As a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair such reverence with the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a humble inner attitude, so external worship aligns with inward surrender.