Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization
तत्र गत्वा शिवं दृष्ट्वा सुप्रणम्य सवासवाः । देवास्सर्वे नतस्कंधाः करौ बद्ध्वा च तुष्टुवुः
tatra gatvā śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā supraṇamya savāsavāḥ | devāssarve nataskaṃdhāḥ karau baddhvā ca tuṣṭuvuḥ
तत्र गत्वा शिवं दृष्ट्वा सुप्रणम्य सवासवाः। देवास्सर्वे नतस्कंधाः करौ बद्ध्वा च तुष्टुवुः॥
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it depicts the archetypal darśana of Śiva at Kailāsa followed by stuti—mirroring how kṣetra-sthalapurāṇas often culminate in darśana → namaskāra → stotra → boon.
Significance: Models the correct approach to Pati: darśana with vinaya (humility), añjali, and stuti—inner pilgrimage of surrender preceding divine aid.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights that even the Devas attain protection and right order only by humble surrender to Pati (Śiva); devotion expressed through reverent prostration and praise purifies ego and aligns the soul toward grace.
The verse models Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva as the accessible Lord who can be seen, bowed to, and praised; the same attitude is applied in Liṅga worship through darśana, namaskāra, and stotra.
Practice namaskāra with añjali (folded hands) before Śiva or the Śiva-liṅga, followed by stuti/japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating humility and surrender.