Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23
विभूतिविस्तरप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Expansion of Śiva’s Vibhūti
स्तुतिं चकार नत्वासौ कृष्णः सम्यक्कृतांजलिः । सांबं समगणव्यग्रो लब्धवान्पुत्रमात्मनः
stutiṃ cakāra natvāsau kṛṣṇaḥ samyakkṛtāṃjaliḥ | sāṃbaṃ samagaṇavyagro labdhavānputramātmanaḥ
Après s’être prosterné, Kṛṣṇa, les mains jointes en añjali selon le rite, offrit un hymne de louange. Et Sāmba—le plus éminent parmi l’assemblée—lui fut obtenu comme son propre fils.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Vara-phala: attainment of putra through Śiva’s grace following stuti and namaskāra.
FAQs
The verse highlights that sincere surrender—bowing with folded hands and offering stuti—invites Shiva’s anugraha (grace), which can manifest even as worldly boons like progeny, while ultimately pointing to the Shaiva principle that grace follows humility and devotion.
The act of namaskara with kṛtāñjali and stuti is a classic mode of Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva as the gracious Lord who responds to devotion. In Linga-worship too, praise and reverent salutation are primary upacāras that cultivate receptivity to Shiva’s grace.
Practice añjali with namaskara and recite a Shiva-stuti (or the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility, seeking Shiva’s grace; the emphasis is on inner surrender rather than mere outward request.