Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च
Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis
पुनः पुनः प्रणेमुश्च स्तुत्वा स्तोत्रैरनेकशः । सर्वे प्रसादयन्प्रीत्या प्रोचुर्देवगणाज्ञया
punaḥ punaḥ praṇemuśca stutvā stotrairanekaśaḥ | sarve prasādayanprītyā procurdevagaṇājñayā
அவர்கள் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் வணங்கினர்; பல ஸ்தோத்திரங்களால் புகழ்ந்து, அன்பு பக்தியால் பிரசன்னப்படுத்த விரும்பி, தேவர்களின் ஆணைப்படி உரைத்தனர்।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: General devotional procedure: repeated praṇāma and stotra as means to invite prasāda (grace).
Significance: Highlights bhakti-sādhana (prostration, hymnody) as the embodied language of surrender that ripens for grace.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti-lakṣaṇa—repeated prostration and heartfelt praise—as a direct means to soften the heart, invoke divine grace (prasāda), and align the devotee with Pati (Śiva) through loving surrender.
The verse emphasizes saguna-upāsanā expressed through stotras and namaskāra—core acts in Liṅga worship—where devotion and reverence are offered to the manifest Lord to receive prasāda and protection.
A practical takeaway is daily namaskāra with stotra-pāṭha (hymn recitation), ideally alongside pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and offering bhasma/rudrākṣa-based Śaiva observances where appropriate.