Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
शिवतेजसः समुद्रे बालरूपप्रादुर्भावः (Śiva’s Tejas Manifesting as a Child in the Ocean)
आगतं विधिमालोक्य देवरूप्यथ सागरः । प्रणम्य शिरसा बालं तस्योत्संगे न्यवेशयत्
āgataṃ vidhimālokya devarūpyatha sāgaraḥ | praṇamya śirasā bālaṃ tasyotsaṃge nyaveśayat
Melihat Brahmā datang dalam rupa ketuhanan, Sāgara menundukkan kepala dengan penuh hormat; lalu mengambil bayi itu dan meletakkannya dengan lembut di pangkuan Brahmā.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it depicts reverence (namas) to Brahmā and the transfer of the wondrous child, a narrative hinge before the child’s identity is disclosed.
FAQs
The verse highlights vinaya (humility) and maryādā (right conduct): recognizing the divine presence (Brahmā as an empowered cosmic functionary) and responding with reverence, which in Shaiva Siddhanta supports inner purification and receptivity to grace.
Though the verse mentions Brahmā, it reflects a key Shaiva Purana theme: honoring divine manifestations and offices within the cosmic order established under Shiva’s supreme lordship—supporting Saguna devotion expressed through respectful service and surrender.
A practical takeaway is praṇāma-bhāva (cultivating reverent surrender) before worship—beginning japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” or pūjā with humility, as inner attitude is treated as foundational to effective sādhanā.