Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra
तदा जयजयेत्युक्तं सर्वैर्देर्वेर्गणै स्तथा । संस्तुतो वाग्भिरिष्टाभिस्तदैव च सुरर्षिभिः
tadā jayajayetyuktaṃ sarvairdervergaṇai stathā | saṃstuto vāgbhiriṣṭābhistadaiva ca surarṣibhiḥ
ਤਦੋਂ ਸਾਰੇ ਦੇਵਗਣ ਇਕਸੁਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ “ਜੈ ਜੈ” ਦਾ ਨਾਦ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗੇ। ਉਸੇ ਵੇਲੇ ਦੇਵਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਿਯ ਸਤੋਤ੍ਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਮੰਗਲ ਬਚਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦੀ ਸਤੁਤੀ ਕੀਤੀ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: जय जय
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights stuti (devotional praise) as a direct expression of surrender to Pati (Shiva), where even devas and divine sages affirm His supremacy through acclamation and sacred speech.
The verse models Saguna-bhakti: Shiva is approached through audible praise, hymns, and reverent proclamation—core elements of Linga worship where stotra and nāma-japa accompany offerings.
Stotra-pāṭha and nāma-japa—repeating victory acclamations and praising Shiva with auspicious words—can be integrated with simple worship such as offering water to the Linga and reciting the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).