Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains
देवस्तुतिं समाकर्ण्य शिवस्सर्वेश्वरस्स्वराट् । सुप्रसन्नो बभूवाथ विजहास दयापरः
devastutiṃ samākarṇya śivassarveśvarassvarāṭ | suprasanno babhūvātha vijahāsa dayāparaḥ
देवांची स्तुती ऐकून सर्वेश्वर स्वराज शिव अत्यंत प्रसन्न झाले; मग दयाळू स्वभावाने ते आनंदाने हसले.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati (the sovereign Lord) who responds to sincere stuti with prasāda (grace); His smile signifies anugraha—compassionate acceptance that removes obstacles and turns devotees toward liberation.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible, compassionate presence: through praise, prayer, and devotion offered to Śiva (often through Liṅga worship), the Lord becomes pleased and bestows auspicious grace.
Regular stuti and mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with humility (and traditionally with bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa) is implied as the devotional means that draws Śiva’s prasāda.