Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra
तेन शक्तिप्रहारेण शांकरिर्मूच्छि तोऽभवत् । मुहूर्ताच्चेतनां प्राप स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः
tena śaktiprahāreṇa śāṃkarirmūcchi to'bhavat | muhūrtāccetanāṃ prāpa stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ
तेन शक्तिप्रहारेण शांकरी मूर्च्छिता अभवत्; मुहूर्तात् चेतनां प्राप, महर्षिभिः स्तूयमाना।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Rudra Saṃhitā flow)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights that even when the embodied form is shaken (fainting from a weapon’s impact), consciousness can be restored through sacred remembrance and stuti—devotional praise that re-centers the being in Śiva–Śakti tattva, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on awakening (caitanya) over mere physical condition.
The sages’ praise functions like Linga-upāsanā: turning the mind toward Saguna Śiva/Śakti through names and glorification. In the Shiva Purana, such stuti is a direct devotional act that invokes grace and restores inner steadiness—mirroring how Linga worship stabilizes awareness and devotion.
Stotra-pāṭha and nāma-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) in moments of distress—using praise as a contemplative anchor to recover clarity and composure.