Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39
भद्रस्य देवसंघेषु विक्रमः
Bhadra’s Onslaught among the Deva Hosts
तमुवाह महावेगात्स्कन्धेन नतसंधिना । सर्वेषां वयसां राजा गरुडः पन्नगाशनः
tamuvāha mahāvegātskandhena natasaṃdhinā | sarveṣāṃ vayasāṃ rājā garuḍaḥ pannagāśanaḥ
បន្ទាប់មក គរុឌៈ—ស្តេចនៃបក្សីទាំងអស់ និងជាអ្នកលេបពស់—បានយកគាត់ទៅដោយល្បឿនដ៏ខ្លាំង កាន់លើស្មារបស់ខ្លួន ដោយបត់សន្លាក់របស់គាត់ក្នុងការគោរពចុះចាញ់។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights reverent service and humility—symbolized by Garuḍa bearing someone with “bent joints”—as an outer expression of inner surrender, a key Shaiva virtue that supports purification and progress toward liberation.
Though the verse is narrative, its devotional tone aligns with Saguna Shiva worship where seva, reverence, and disciplined conduct are treated as supportive limbs of bhakti that prepare the mind for Linga-dhyana and Shiva’s grace.
The takeaway is cultivating namra-bhāva (humble devotion): approach Shiva-puja with bowed body and mind, accompany worship with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and maintain a service-attitude as part of daily sadhana.