Shloka 7
शिवतत्त्ववर्णनम् (Śiva-tattva-varṇana) — “Description/Exposition of the Principle of Śiva”
संप्राप्य निगमं विष्णुः पप्रच्छ पुनरेव तम् । कृतार्थस्सांजलिर्नत्वा मया सह महेश्वरम्
saṃprāpya nigamaṃ viṣṇuḥ papraccha punareva tam | kṛtārthassāṃjalirnatvā mayā saha maheśvaram
നിഗമം (വേദം) പ്രാപിച്ച ശേഷം വിഷ്ണു അവനെ വീണ്ടും ചോദ്യം ചെയ്തു. ലക്ഷ്യം സിദ്ധിച്ചപ്പോൾ, കൈകൂപ്പി, എന്നോടൊപ്പം മഹേശ്വരനെ നമസ്കരിച്ചു നിന്നു.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: post-revelation reverence: deities acknowledge the source of śruti and return to Śiva in surrender
FAQs
The verse highlights that even exalted deities approach śāstra (Nigama/Veda) with reverence and conclude with surrender (añjali and namaskāra) to Pati—Maheśvara—showing that true spiritual attainment is marked by humility and devotion to Śiva.
By depicting bowing to Maheśvara, the text reinforces Saguna-upāsanā—personal devotion expressed through gestures like añjali and pranāma, which are central to Linga worship in the Shiva Purana’s ritual ethos.
The implied practice is bhakti through bodily reverence: standing with joined palms (añjali) and offering namaskāra to Śiva—commonly paired in Shiva Purana practice with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and worship of the Linga.