Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath
मौनीभूतेषु देवेषु ब्रह्मादिषु महेश्वरः । सुप्रसन्नोऽवदच्छंभुश्शरणागत वत्सलः
maunībhūteṣu deveṣu brahmādiṣu maheśvaraḥ | suprasanno'vadacchaṃbhuśśaraṇāgata vatsalaḥ
ब्रह्मा आदी देव मौन झाले असता, शरणागतवत्सल महेश्वर शंभू अत्यंत प्रसन्न होऊन बोलले।
Suta Goswami (narrating the scene; Shiva is about to speak)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Śaraṇāgata-vatsala—the Lord whose grace naturally turns toward beings who surrender; even when the devas are stunned into silence, divine compassion responds with guidance.
Śambhu here is Saguna—personally present, pleased, and speaking—showing that Linga/Saguna worship is relational: surrender (bhakti) draws the Lord’s anugraha (grace) and instruction.
Practice śaraṇāgati with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), paired with quiet inner mauna (silence) and prayer for Śiva’s anugraha, the way the devas stand receptive before his word.