Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
भूतत्रिपुरधर्मवर्णनम् (Description of the Dharma/Conduct of the Bhūta-Tripura) — Chapter 3
तत्र गत्वा हरिं दृष्ट्वा प्रणेमुर्जातसंभ्रमाः । तुष्टुवुश्च महाभक्त्या कृतांजलिपुटास्सुराः
tatra gatvā hariṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇemurjātasaṃbhramāḥ | tuṣṭuvuśca mahābhaktyā kṛtāṃjalipuṭāssurāḥ
അവിടെ ചെന്നു ഹരിയെ (വിഷ്ണുവിനെ) ദർശിച്ച ദേവന്മാർ പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ഭക്തിസംഭ്രമത്തിൽ നമസ്കരിച്ചു. പിന്നെ അഞ്ജലി ചേർത്ത് മഹാഭക്തിയോടെ സ്തുതിച്ചു।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed through humility—darśana (beholding the Divine), namaskāra (bowing), and stuti (praise). In Shaiva understanding, such reverent surrender purifies the mind and prepares one to receive grace (anugraha), whether the form worshiped is Viṣṇu or Śiva.
The verse models saguna-upāsanā: approaching a manifest form with awe, folded hands, and praise. The same devotional posture applies to Liṅga worship in the Shiva Purana—darśana of the Liṅga, respectful prostration, and recitation of stotras as outward signs of inner surrender to Pati (Śiva).
Practice añjali with attentive mind during darśana, offer namaskāra, and perform stuti/japa with devotion—e.g., mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while maintaining reverence and steadiness.