Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
हृदा प्रणम्य तां ते तु ऋषयस्सप्त सुव्रताः । सन्नता वचनं प्रोचुः पूजिताश्च विशेषतः
hṛdā praṇamya tāṃ te tu ṛṣayassapta suvratāḥ | sannatā vacanaṃ procuḥ pūjitāśca viśeṣataḥ
そのとき、すぐれた誓いを持つ七人の聖仙は、心より彼女に礼拝して深く頭を垂れた。とりわけ手厚く供養され、謙虚に次の言葉を述べた。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the episode to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights that true approach to the Divine—here, Pārvatī—is not merely formal but heartfelt (hṛdā). Humility and disciplined conduct (suvrata) make one fit to receive grace and speak rightly in sacred dialogue.
In the Shaiva Purana’s saguna-bhakti framework, honoring Pārvatī is inseparable from honoring Śiva; reverent conduct and inner bowing are foundational attitudes for Linga worship and all forms of devotional service.
The verse points to an inner practice: heartfelt pranāma and humble speech before the deity. As a takeaway, one may begin worship with mental prostration (mānasa-namaskāra) and respectful recitation of Śiva mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).