Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 46
अवभृथस्नान-तीर्थयात्रा-तेजोदर्शनम् | Avabhṛtha Bath, Tīrtha-Pilgrimage, and the Vision of Divine Radiance
स एवं व्याहृतो भूयस्सर्वभूतगणाग्रणीः । यत्पराज्ञापनं मूर्ध्ना प्रातः प्रतिगृहीतवान्
sa evaṃ vyāhṛto bhūyassarvabhūtagaṇāgraṇīḥ | yatparājñāpanaṃ mūrdhnā prātaḥ pratigṛhītavān
Ainsi, de nouveau interpellé, le chef de toutes les cohortes des êtres reçut à l’aube cet ordre suprême, la tête inclinée en signe d’assentiment révérencieux.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva virtue of śaraṇāgati (surrender): the right response to divine instruction is humble acceptance, shown by bowing the head and aligning one’s will with Pati (Lord Shiva).
In Saguna Shiva worship, devotion is expressed not only through offerings to the Liṅga but also through obedience to Shiva’s ājñā—treating his command as sacred and binding, just like ritual injunctions.
The emphasis on “at dawn” supports prātaḥ-kāla sādhanā: begin the day with Shiva remembrance—bhasma/tripuṇḍra, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and a mindful resolve to follow dharma as the Lord’s command.