Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
नारदप्रश्नवर्णन (Nāradapraśna-varṇana) — “Account of Nārada’s Inquiry”
नारद उवाच । ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मस्वरूपज्ञ पितामह जगत्प्रभो । त्वत्प्रसादान्मया सर्वं विष्णोर्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
nārada uvāca | brahmanbrahmasvarūpajña pitāmaha jagatprabho | tvatprasādānmayā sarvaṃ viṣṇormāhātmyamuttamam
Nārada disse: “Ó Brahman, conhecedor da verdadeira natureza de Brahman; ó Pitāmaha, Senhor do mundo! Pela tua graça, vim a conhecer plenamente a suprema grandeza (māhātmya) de Viṣṇu.”
Nārada
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
FAQs
It highlights that authentic spiritual understanding arises through guru-like grace (prasāda) and humility—Nārada attributes his knowledge not to ego, but to Brahmā’s blessing, aligning with Shaiva teaching that divine grace is essential for right knowledge.
Though it names Viṣṇu’s glory, the verse models the Shaiva Purana’s devotional framework: reverence, surrender, and receiving prasāda—qualities central to Saguna Shiva worship through the Liṅga, where grace is sought through pūjā and recitation.
Practice devotion grounded in humility: begin Liṅga-pūjā with a prayer seeking Śiva’s prasāda, and accompany it with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a disciplined way to cultivate receptivity to grace.