Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”
देवान् विष्णुमुदासीनान् दृष्ट्वा च भवकृद्विधिः । कृतांजलिपुरश्शंभुं ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत्
devān viṣṇumudāsīnān dṛṣṭvā ca bhavakṛdvidhiḥ | kṛtāṃjalipuraśśaṃbhuṃ brahmā vacanamabravīt
देव आणि विष्णूही उदासीन उभे आहेत असे पाहून, जगत्कर्ता विधाता ब्रह्मा हात जोडून शंभूजवळ गेला आणि हे वचन बोलला।
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Sthala Purana: Brahmā, seeing the devas and Viṣṇu inert/aloof, approaches Śiva with añjali—an archetypal purāṇic moment of turning to the Supreme for resolution.
Significance: Exemplifies the posture of surrender (añjali, praṇati) as the gateway to Śiva’s anugraha in crisis.
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender): when worldly powers remain neutral, the devotee turns to Shambhu with humility, acknowledging Shiva as Pati—the supreme refuge who can resolve cosmic disorder.
Brahma’s kṛtāñjali approach reflects Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Shiva as the accessible, gracious Lord (Shambhu). In Linga worship, the same attitude of reverent surrender is central: approaching the Lord as the living presence who bestows protection and grace.
Adopt kṛtāñjali-bhāva (prayerful posture) and inward humility while japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” optionally preceded by applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder to seek Shiva’s grace rather than relying on mere external power.