Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
ततस्सवह्निर्विकलस्सांजलिर्नतको मुने । अस्तौच्छिवं सुखी नात्मा वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
tatassavahnirvikalassāṃjalirnatako mune | astaucchivaṃ sukhī nātmā vacanaṃ cedamabravīt
मग, हे मुने! तो अग्निदेव व्याकुळ होऊन हात जोडून नतमस्तक झाला. मंगलमय शिवाची स्तुती करून त्याचे अंतःकरण शांत झाले आणि तो हे वचन बोलला।
Agni (Vahni)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that distress is calmed through śaraṇāgati (humble surrender) and stuti (praise) to Pati—Lord Śiva—whose auspicious grace steadies the inner self.
The verse models Saguna-bhakti: bowing with añjali and praising Śiva in a personal, approachable form. Such reverent devotion is the same spirit used in Liṅga-pūjā—approaching Śiva as the living refuge who responds with grace.
Practice añjali-prāṇāma and Śiva-stuti before japa; recite “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a bowed, surrendered mind to cultivate inner calm and receptivity to Śiva’s grace.