Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
ददर्श तत्र लक्ष्मीशं ब्रह्मा देवगणैस्सह । किरीटिनं कुंडलिनं वनमालाविभूषितम्
dadarśa tatra lakṣmīśaṃ brahmā devagaṇaissaha | kirīṭinaṃ kuṃḍalinaṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam
അവിടെ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് ദേവഗണങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ ലക്ഷ്മീശനെ (വിഷ്ണുവിനെ) ദർശിച്ചു—കിരീടധാരിയും കുണ്ഡലഭൂഷിതനും വനമാലയാൽ അലങ്കൃതനും।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a darśana of Viṣṇu in Vaikuṇṭha described with royal iconography (kirīṭa, kuṇḍala, vanamālā). In Śaiva Siddhānta, Viṣṇu is a high divine functionary within Śiva’s cosmic administration, associated with sthiti (preservation).
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights darśana—encountering the Divine in a manifest (saguṇa) form—showing how even Brahmā and the devas approach the Lord with reverence. In a Shaiva reading, such divine forms and splendor point toward the higher truth of Pati (the Supreme), to be realized through devotion and right understanding.
By describing Viṣṇu with crown, earrings, and garland, the text affirms saguṇa-upāsanā (worship with form and attributes). Shaiva Siddhānta accepts such worship as a support for devotion; the Śiva-liṅga similarly serves as a sacred, accessible focus through which the mind is led toward Śiva, the ultimate Pati.
The practical takeaway is to cultivate darśana-bhāva: approach the deity with purity and reverence, offer flowers/garlands, and steady the mind in japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—allowing external worship to mature into inward remembrance.