Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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शंभोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा समालोच्य परस्परम् । ऊचुस्सर्वे क्रमेणैव त्रस्तास्तु पुरतः प्रभोः
śaṃbhostadvacanaṃ śrutvā samālocya parasparam | ūcussarve krameṇaiva trastāstu purataḥ prabhoḥ
ಶಂಭುವಿನ ವಚನವನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಅವರು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಆಲೋಚಿಸಿದರು; ಬಳಿಕ ಭಯಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದರೂ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಭುವಿನ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರು।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, describing the scene before Lord Shiva)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights reverent fear (bhaya mixed with devotion) transforming into surrender: after reflecting together, the devotees speak before Śiva, showing that guidance is approached with humility and collective discernment.
The verse depicts direct engagement with Saguna Śiva (Śambhu) as the accessible Lord who instructs and receives responses; such personal presence is the devotional basis behind Linga-worship—approaching the Lord with awe, then offering one’s words and intent.
A practical takeaway is to hear scripture or the guru’s Śaiva instruction (śravaṇa), reflect together or inwardly (manana), and then respond through prayerful confession and petition—ideally while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”