Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”
तस्योपकंठं स्थित्वाऽसौ देवैस्सह रमापतिः । ततो भूरि स च ब्रह्मा परमेण समाधिना
tasyopakaṃṭhaṃ sthitvā'sau devaissaha ramāpatiḥ | tato bhūri sa ca brahmā parameṇa samādhinā
അവന്റെ സമീപത്ത് നിന്നുകൊണ്ട് രമാപതി വിഷ്ണു ദേവന്മാരോടൊപ്പം അവിടെ തന്നെ നിലകൊണ്ടു. തുടർന്ന് ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പരമ സമാധിയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച് പരമാർത്ഥത്തെ ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കി പലവിധത്തിൽ ആഴത്തിൽ ധ്യാനിച്ചു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Meditative absorption near the Lord signifies readiness for receiving instruction/command—precondition for grace.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that even the highest gods (Viṣṇu with the devas, and Brahmā) turn inward toward supreme meditative absorption, implying that true resolution arises through higher awareness and grace rather than mere power—aligned with the Shaiva Siddhanta view that the soul approaches liberation by divine aid and inner realization.
Though the Linga is not named here, the narrative mood is devotional and contemplative: the gods gather near the sacred presence and Brahmā enters samādhi—echoing the Shiva Purana’s teaching that Saguna worship (approaching the Lord in a perceivable form) supports the mind’s ascent toward subtler realization.
The direct takeaway is dhyāna leading to samādhi: steady the mind near the object of devotion (such as Shiva-Linga), practice mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and cultivate one-pointed absorption for inner clarity.