Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विष्णोर्दृष्ट्वा तं च पुरः स्थितम् । प्रणनाम महाभक्त्या तुष्ट्वाव च पुनः पुनः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ viṣṇordṛṣṭvā taṃ ca puraḥ sthitam | praṇanāma mahābhaktyā tuṣṭvāva ca punaḥ punaḥ
Ayant entendu les paroles de Viṣṇu et l’ayant vu debout devant lui, il se prosterna avec une grande dévotion et, à maintes reprises, offrit des louanges pour lui plaire.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva ethical ideal that true spiritual power is expressed through humility and devotion—listening attentively, recognizing the divine presence, and responding with sincere namaskāra and stuti.
Though the verse mentions Viṣṇu, the practice it models—seeing the Lord ‘before one’ and offering repeated praise—mirrors Saguna upāsanā central to Śaiva worship, where the devotee approaches Śiva (often as the Liṅga) with reverence, prostration, and hymns to invoke grace (anugraha).
A practical takeaway is daily bhakti-sādhana: begin worship with śravaṇa (hearing sacred counsel), then perform praṇāma, and offer repeated stuti/japa—especially Pañcākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a steady attitude of surrender.