Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23
शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः
Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation
नित्यसिद्धाश्च ये वान्यं ते च दृष्टा गणेश्वराः । अथ तं तुष्टुवुर्देवा देव्या सह महेश्वरम्
nityasiddhāśca ye vānyaṃ te ca dṛṣṭā gaṇeśvarāḥ | atha taṃ tuṣṭuvurdevā devyā saha maheśvaram
അവിടെ നിത്യസിദ്ധരും ഗണേശ്വരന്മാരുടെ ഗണങ്ങളും ദർശനമായി. തുടർന്ന് ദേവന്മാർ ദേവിയോടൊപ്പം മഹേശ്വരനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, as typical of the Vayu Samhita frame)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents Shiva as Maheśvara—the supreme Pati—before whom even perfected beings and divine hosts stand in reverence, highlighting bhakti (hymnic praise) as a direct means to receive Shiva’s grace.
The verse emphasizes Saguna worship—praising the Great Lord as personally present and worthy of stotra—supporting the Shiva Purana’s approach that devotion to Shiva’s manifest form (including Linga worship) purifies the pashu and loosens pasha through divine favor.
Stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) and nāma-smaraṇa (remembering Shiva’s names) are implied; as a practical takeaway, one may chant “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with focused devotion, optionally with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva supports.