Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
दक्षयज्ञे मुनिदेवसमागमः / The Gathering of Sages and Gods at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
अध्वर्यवोथ होतारस्तावन्तो नारदादयः । सप्तर्षयस्समा गाथाः कुर्वंति स्म पृथक्पृथक्
adhvaryavotha hotārastāvanto nāradādayaḥ | saptarṣayassamā gāthāḥ kurvaṃti sma pṛthakpṛthak
Alors les prêtres Adhvaryu et les prêtres Hotṛ—avec Nārada et d’autres—ainsi que les Sept Ṛṣi, chacun séparément, se mirent à composer et à réciter des hymnes de louange harmonieux dans cette assemblée sacrée.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Type: stotra
Offering: null
FAQs
It highlights collective yet individualized devotion: realized sages and Vedic priests praise the Supreme Pati (Lord Shiva) through sacred speech, showing that harmony in worship can arise even when each devotee offers prayer in a distinct way.
The verse depicts formal and devotional praise offered in an assembly context typical of Saguna worship—where Shiva is approached through name, form, hymn, and rite—often culminating in offerings to the Linga as the accessible emblem of the transcendent Lord.
Regular stotra-japa and Vedic-style recitation with focused mind (bhāva) is implied—devotees may adopt daily hymn recitation to Shiva and pair it with mantra practice such as the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for steadiness and inner purification.