Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43
शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin
इत्युक्तवंतं दुर्गेशं प्रणम्य च मुहुर्मुहुः । राधया सहितः कृष्णः स्वस्थानं सगणो ययौ
ityuktavaṃtaṃ durgeśaṃ praṇamya ca muhurmuhuḥ | rādhayā sahitaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ svasthānaṃ sagaṇo yayau
Setelah berkata demikian kepada Durgēśa, Kṛṣṇa bersama Rādhā bersujud berulang-ulang dengan penuh hormat, lalu berangkat bersama para pengiring ke kediamannya sendiri.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: The epithet Durgēśa (‘Lord of Durgā’) frames Śiva as Umāpati—sovereign of the Goddess—receiving reverence even from Kṛṣṇa and his retinue, underscoring Śiva’s lordship and bestowal of grace.
Significance: Models ideal bhakti: repeated praṇāma (muhur-muhuḥ) as a means to soften ego and invite anugraha.
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed as repeated praṇāma (humble prostration). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such surrender softens ego (āṇava) and prepares the soul (paśu) to receive the Lord’s grace, even while remaining within a narrative of divine interactions.
The act of bowing again and again reflects Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to the Lord with attributes and form. In Shiva Purana practice, the same attitude is directed toward the Śiva-liṅga through namaskāra, arcana, and reverential departure after darśana.
A practical takeaway is to conclude worship with repeated namaskāra and a moment of inward surrender. One may pair this with silent japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering pranama, cultivating humility and steadiness of mind.