Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
दृष्ट्वा विष्णुं सुरास्सर्वे ब्रह्माद्यास्समुनीश्वराः । प्रणम्य तुष्टुवुर्भक्त्या बद्धाञ्जलिकरा विभुम्
dṛṣṭvā viṣṇuṃ surāssarve brahmādyāssamunīśvarāḥ | praṇamya tuṣṭuvurbhaktyā baddhāñjalikarā vibhum
À la vue du Seigneur Viṣṇu, tous les devas—avec Brahmā et les seigneurs des sages—se prosternèrent ; les mains jointes en hommage, ils louèrent avec dévotion ce Puissant.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed through humility—darśana (seeing the divine), praṇāma (bowing), and stuti (praise). Even exalted beings like devas and sages model reverence, showing that devotion and surrender are foundational virtues on the path toward grace and liberation.
Though the verse praises Viṣṇu in the narrative, the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva frame treats such reverence as part of saguna-upāsanā—devotion to a manifest form. It reinforces that worship is marked by añjali, namaskāra, and heartfelt praise—qualities equally central in Linga worship where the devotee approaches the Lord with devotion and submission.
The immediate practice is añjali-mudrā with praṇāma and stuti—begin worship by joining the palms, bowing, and offering sincere praise. As a Shaiva takeaway, this can be paired with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while maintaining the same inner attitude of bhakti and reverence.