Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 55
सर्वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause
ते ऽपि हृष्टतरा विप्राः प्रणम्य जगतां प्रभुम् । प्रययुस्तस्य चक्रस्य यत्र नेमिरशीर्यत
te 'pi hṛṣṭatarā viprāḥ praṇamya jagatāṃ prabhum | prayayustasya cakrasya yatra nemiraśīryata
Ces sages brahmanes, plus réjouis encore, se prosternèrent devant le Seigneur des mondes, puis partirent vers le lieu où le bord de cette roue divine s’était brisé.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: The verse belongs to the Naimiṣāraṇya origin motif: sages bow to the Lord and proceed to the spot where the rim (nemi) of a divine wheel broke—etiologically explaining the sanctity/name of Naimiṣa.
Significance: Darśana and residence/recitation in Naimiṣa is portrayed as especially fruitful for śravaṇa–manana of Purāṇic/Śaiva teaching; the act of praṇāma to Jagatprabhu signals receptivity to anugraha (grace) that ripens into jñāna and bhakti.
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on śaraṇāgati (humble surrender): the sages first bow to Pati, the Lord of all worlds, and only then proceed—showing that divine grace, not mere action, is the true cause of auspicious progress.
Their act of प्रणाम (prostration) reflects Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva as the accessible Lord of the worlds. Such reverential worship prepares the mind for deeper insight into Shiva as the supreme Pati beyond all bonds.
A practical takeaway is to begin any vrata or tīrtha-yātrā with Shiva-pranāma and inner remembrance of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), cultivating devotion before undertaking outward religious acts.