Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11
युद्धप्रसङ्गः—देवगणयुद्धे शिवविष्णुसंयोगः / Battle Episode—Śiva–Viṣṇu Convergence in the Devas’ Conflict
अथ शक्तिसुतो वीरो वीरगत्या स्वयष्टितः । प्रथम पूजयामास विष्णुं सर्वसुखावहम्
atha śaktisuto vīro vīragatyā svayaṣṭitaḥ | prathama pūjayāmāsa viṣṇuṃ sarvasukhāvaham
பின்னர் சக்தியின் வீரப்புதல்வன், வீர உணர்வுடன் நிலைபெற்று, தனது ஒழுக்கமான முயற்சியால், முதலில் அனைத்து இன்பங்களையும் அளிக்கும் விஷ்ணுவை வழிபட்டான்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights disciplined devotion (niyama and resolve) and the Purāṇic ideal that sincere worship—performed with steadiness and humility—invites auspiciousness and inner well-being.
Within Shaiva narration, honoring other deities like Viṣṇu can function as a harmonizing prelude (saṅgati) to Saguna worship, affirming that divine powers are coordinated under the supreme Lord’s order rather than opposed.
The takeaway is disciplined pūjā done with firm intention (saṅkalpa) and steadiness; practically, this aligns with preparing the mind through regular japa and purity before undertaking higher Shaiva observances.