Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्
Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance
तेनाहमपि चाज्ञप्तः कृतकृत्यो मुदान्वितः । प्रावोचं चेति जगतां नाथं तं भक्तवत्सलम्
tenāhamapi cājñaptaḥ kṛtakṛtyo mudānvitaḥ | prāvocaṃ ceti jagatāṃ nāthaṃ taṃ bhaktavatsalam
かくして我もまた彼より命を受けた。務めを果たし終えたと感じ、歓喜に満たされて、我は声を上げて讃えた――諸世界の主、帰依者を慈しみ守る御方を。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Satī-kathā to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti as a lived response to divine instruction: when one performs one’s dharma with sincerity, the heart naturally overflows into praise of Shiva, the Pati (Lord) who responds with grace to devotees.
By calling Shiva “Lord of the worlds” and “bhaktavatsala,” the verse points to Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva as a personal, compassionate Lord (often worshipped as the Linga) who accepts prayer, praise, and surrender.
A practical takeaway is stuti and nāma-japa: regularly recite Shiva’s praises and repeat the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with the attitude of having offered one’s actions to the bhaktavatsala Lord.