Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
क्रौञ्चशरणागमनम् तथा बाणासुरवधः
Krauñca Seeks Refuge; Slaying of Bāṇāsura
तच्छुत्वा गुहवाक्यं स कुमुदोहिपतेस्सुतः । स्तुत्वा कुमारं नत्वा च पातालं मुदितो ययौ
tacchutvā guhavākyaṃ sa kumudohipatessutaḥ | stutvā kumāraṃ natvā ca pātālaṃ mudito yayau
ഗുഹൻ (കുമാരൻ) പറഞ്ഞത് കേട്ട്, നാഗരാജന്റെ പുത്രനായ കുമുദൻ കുമാരനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു നമസ്കരിച്ചു; പിന്നെ സന്തോഷത്തോടെ പാതാളത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva virtue of śravaṇa (listening), stuti (praise), and namaskāra (humble surrender): the devotee receives guidance, honors the divine, and returns inwardly strengthened—an attitude aligned with Shaiva Siddhānta bhakti leading toward grace (anugraha).
Kumāra (Guha) is revered as a divine manifestation within Shiva’s sacred family; honoring him is a form of Saguna devotion that ultimately supports Linga-worship by cultivating reverence, purity, and obedience to dharma—qualities essential for approaching Shiva with steadiness.
The practical takeaway is a simple triad: listen to sacred instruction (śravaṇa), offer a brief stuti to Shiva and his divine forms, and perform namaskāra; as a Shaiva practice, this can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before concluding one’s daily worship.