Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”
देवान् विष्णुमुदासीनान् दृष्ट्वा च भवकृद्विधिः । कृतांजलिपुरश्शंभुं ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत्
devān viṣṇumudāsīnān dṛṣṭvā ca bhavakṛdvidhiḥ | kṛtāṃjalipuraśśaṃbhuṃ brahmā vacanamabravīt
Voyant les dieux —et Viṣṇu aussi— demeurer là, indifférents, Brahmā, l’Ordonnateur qui fait surgir les mondes, s’approcha de Śaṃbhu les mains jointes et prononça ces paroles.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Sthala Purana: Brahmā, seeing the devas and Viṣṇu inert/aloof, approaches Śiva with añjali—an archetypal purāṇic moment of turning to the Supreme for resolution.
Significance: Exemplifies the posture of surrender (añjali, praṇati) as the gateway to Śiva’s anugraha in crisis.
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender): when worldly powers remain neutral, the devotee turns to Shambhu with humility, acknowledging Shiva as Pati—the supreme refuge who can resolve cosmic disorder.
Brahma’s kṛtāñjali approach reflects Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Shiva as the accessible, gracious Lord (Shambhu). In Linga worship, the same attitude of reverent surrender is central: approaching the Lord as the living presence who bestows protection and grace.
Adopt kṛtāñjali-bhāva (prayerful posture) and inward humility while japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” optionally preceded by applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder to seek Shiva’s grace rather than relying on mere external power.