Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
दक्षयज्ञोत्तरवृत्तान्तः
Post–Dakṣa-Yajña Developments and the Appeal to Viṣṇu
विधिपुत्रैर्महासिद्धैश्शिव भक्तिरतैस्सदा । उपास्यमानं सुमुदा शांतैस्संशांतविग्रहैः
vidhiputrairmahāsiddhaiśśiva bhaktirataissadā | upāsyamānaṃ sumudā śāṃtaissaṃśāṃtavigrahaiḥ
वह विधि (ब्रह्मा) के पुत्र महा-सिद्धों द्वारा—जो सदा शिव-भक्ति में रत, हर्षित, मन से शांत और देह से पूर्णतः स्थिर थे—आनंदपूर्वक उपासित हो रहा था।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva ideal: perfected beings worship Śiva with joyful devotion and deep inner peace, showing that liberation-oriented bhakti is inseparable from mental serenity and self-control.
The verse emphasizes upāsanā—reverent worship—performed by realized devotees; in the Shiva Purana this commonly expresses itself as Saguna Śiva worship (often through the Liṅga) supported by steady devotion and contemplative stillness.
It points to calm, disciplined upāsanā: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a tranquil mind, combined with traditional Śaiva worship such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and devotion.