Shloka 40
सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative
रुद्रश्च पूजितस्तत्र सर्वैर्देवैर्विशेषतः । यज्ञे विश्वादिभिर्भक्त्या सुप्रसन्नात्मभिर्वने
rudraśca pūjitastatra sarvairdevairviśeṣataḥ | yajñe viśvādibhirbhaktyā suprasannātmabhirvane
ఆ అరణ్య యజ్ఞంలో రుద్రుడు విశేషంగా సమస్త దేవతలచే పూజింపబడ్డాడు; విశ్వదేవులు మొదలైన దేవగణాలు భక్తితో పరమప్రసన్న హృదయులయ్యారు।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga; depicts post-reconciliation worship of Rudra within a yajña setting, with the Viśvadevas and other hosts offering bhakti—signaling reintegration of Śiva into the sacrificial cosmos.
Significance: General: models ‘sarvadeva-sammata’ Śiva-pūjā—worship by all gods—supporting the Purāṇic claim that Śiva worship perfects all rites and grants inner serenity (prasannatā).
Type: rudram
Role: nurturing
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It presents Rudra as the foremost recipient of worship even among the devas, emphasizing that true devotion (bhakti) brings inner clarity and serenity (suprasannatā), which is the proper spiritual condition for approaching Śiva as Pati (the Lord who grants grace).
Although the verse names Rudra, the mode is clearly Saguna worship—personal reverence offered with devotion in a sacred rite. In Shaiva practice this devotion naturally extends to Linga-pūjā as the accessible, ritually established form through which Rudra is honored and pleased.
The takeaway is bhakti-centered worship in a sanctified setting: perform Śiva-pūjā with a calm, pleased mind—supporting practices may include japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple offerings with reverence, aligning the inner state with devotion.