Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying
गते हरौ दानवेन्द्रः कृत्वा तस्यै दिशे नमः । जगाम स्वगृहं सिद्धतदाः पूर्ण मनोरथः
gate harau dānavendraḥ kṛtvā tasyai diśe namaḥ | jagāma svagṛhaṃ siddhatadāḥ pūrṇa manorathaḥ
ஹரி சென்றபின் தானவேந்திரன் அந்தத் திசையை நோக்கி வணங்கினான். பின்னர் நோக்கம் நிறைவேறி, ஆசை முழுதும் திருப்தியடைந்து, தன் இல்லத்திற்குத் திரும்பினான்.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights that even a powerful antagonist-figure (the Dānava lord) acknowledges divine authority through namas (reverent bowing). In a Shaiva ethical reading, humility and recognition of higher order (dharma) mark the completion of an episode and the settling of one’s immediate intent.
Though the verse names Hari, the act of bowing (namaḥ) reflects the Purāṇic bhakti posture central to Saguna worship—reverence directed toward the manifest divine. In Shiva Purana’s broader frame, such namas is the same devotional orientation cultivated toward Shiva’s saguna forms, including the Linga.
A practical takeaway is the discipline of namaskāra—beginning and ending actions with a bow of reverence. In Shaiva practice this is naturally paired with mental japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to seal one’s intention and return to inner steadiness after conflict or effort.