Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52
दिव्येन दर्शनेनैव दृष्ट्वा देवं जनार्दनम् । तुष्टाव वाग्भिरिष्टाभिः प्रणम्य गरुडध्वजम्
divyena darśanenaiva dṛṣṭvā devaṃ janārdanam | tuṣṭāva vāgbhiriṣṭābhiḥ praṇamya garuḍadhvajam
દિવ્ય દર્શનથી ભગવાન જનાર્દનને જોઈ તેણે ગરુડધ્વજ પ્રભુને પ્રણામ કર્યો અને પ્રિય તથા યોગ્ય વચનોથી તે દેવની સ્તુતિ કરી।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; continues the darśana-to-stuti devotional sequence, highlighting proper response to divine epiphany: praṇāma and stotra.
Significance: Models bhakti etiquette (darśana → praṇāma → stuti). In the chapter’s larger Śaiva arc, it also shows that even successful recourse to other deities remains within Śiva’s overarching governance.
Type: stotra
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It highlights that true spiritual progress begins with divya-darśana (grace-born inner vision) and is completed through humility (praṇāma) and sincere stuti—devotion expressed through purified speech.
Though the verse names Viṣṇu, the Shiva Purana often teaches harmony among deities: reverent praise of a saguna form after darśana mirrors how devotees approach Śiva’s Liṅga—first receiving presence, then offering prayer and surrender.
Practice darśana-bhāvanā (visualizing the Lord with steadiness), followed by praṇāma and stotra-japa; in Shaiva practice this naturally aligns with chanting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a focused mind and reverent speech.