Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 54
नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्
Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance
मां दृष्ट्वा पितरं दक्षः प्रणम्यावनतः स्थितः । आसनं च ददौ मह्यं स्वभवाय यथोचितम्
māṃ dṛṣṭvā pitaraṃ dakṣaḥ praṇamyāvanataḥ sthitaḥ | āsanaṃ ca dadau mahyaṃ svabhavāya yathocitam
Melihat aku, Dakṣa menunduk memberi hormat kepada ayahandanya lalu berdiri dengan rendah hati. Kemudian, menurut yang wajar bagi kedudukan dan rumah tangganya, dia menghulurkan kepadaku sebuah tempat duduk yang patut.
Sati (as narrated within Suta Goswami’s discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights dhārmic conduct—humility, honoring elders, and proper hospitality—which Shaiva tradition treats as an outer expression of inner purity that supports devotion and right relationship with Pati (Shiva).
Though not directly about Liṅga worship, it sets the ethical ground (ācāra) for worship: reverence and proper honoring. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such disciplined conduct steadies the mind for Saguna Shiva devotion and later Liṅga-centered ritual life.
The practical takeaway is to begin worship with respectful salutations (namaskāra) and proper upacāras (like offering a seat), then proceed to mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with a humble, service-oriented attitude.