Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
रुद्ररथ-निर्माणवर्णनम् / Description of Rudra’s Divine Chariot Construction
सूत उवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य व्यासस्य स मुनीश्वरः । सनत्कुमारः प्रोवाच स्मृत्वा शिवपदांबुजम्
sūta uvāca | ityākarṇya vacastasya vyāsasya sa munīśvaraḥ | sanatkumāraḥ provāca smṛtvā śivapadāṃbujam
Sūta berkata: Setelah mendengar demikian kata-kata Vyāsa, penghulu para resi itu—Sanatkumāra—mengingat teratai kaki Śiva, lalu mulai berbicara.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Mantra: śivapadāṃbujam (smaraṇa of Śiva’s lotus-feet)
Role: teaching
FAQs
It shows the Shaiva ideal that true teaching begins with remembrance of Pati—Śiva’s lotus-feet—placing discourse under divine grace and aligning the mind toward liberation.
Remembering Śiva’s lotus-feet expresses Saguna devotion (bhakti with form), the same devotional orientation used in Liṅga-worship, where the worshipper first invokes and mentally approaches Śiva before speaking or acting.
Begin recitation or study with smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva—mentally dwelling on Śiva’s feet—optionally preceded by Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a brief dhyāna.