Shloka 11
गौतमस्य शिवदर्शनं पापक्षयवचनं च | Gautama’s Vision of Śiva and the Teaching on Sin and Purification
शर्वोक्तमिति स श्रुत्वा सुविस्मितमना ऋषिः । सुप्रणम्य शिवं भक्त्या सांजलिः पुनरब्रवीत्
śarvoktamiti sa śrutvā suvismitamanā ṛṣiḥ | supraṇamya śivaṃ bhaktyā sāṃjaliḥ punarabravīt
शर्वोक्तमिति तच्छ्रुत्वा ऋषिः सुविस्मितमानसः। शिवं भक्त्या सुप्रणम्य साञ्जलिः पुनरब्रवीत्॥
The sage (ṛṣi) addressing Lord Shiva after hearing Shiva’s words
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on śravaṇa (devotional listening), vismaya (awe), and namas (humble surrender): the soul approaches Pati (Śiva) through reverence, devotion, and receptive inquiry, inviting Śiva’s grace.
The verse models Saguna-upāsanā: the devotee/sage responds to Śiva as a personal Lord—bowing with folded hands—an attitude also central to Linga worship where devotion, humility, and prayerful dialogue are primary.
Practice śravaṇa and vandana: listen to Śiva-kathā, then offer pranāma with joined palms (añjali) and speak a sincere prayer or question; this can accompany japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” even when rudrākṣa or bhasma are not explicitly mentioned.