Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
विभूतिविस्तरप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Expansion of Śiva’s Vibhūti
कृत्वा यथा स्वकं कृत्यं प्रत्यहं ते यथा पुरा । भगवंतमुपायांतं समीक्ष्य समुपाविशन्
kṛtvā yathā svakaṃ kṛtyaṃ pratyahaṃ te yathā purā | bhagavaṃtamupāyāṃtaṃ samīkṣya samupāviśan
వారు ప్రతిదినము పూర్వమువలె తమ తమ కర్తవ్యములను నిర్వర్తించి, భగవంతుడు సమీపించుచున్నదాన్ని చూచి, అనంతరం భక్తితో సముపవేశమయ్యిరి।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that steadiness in daily dharma, joined with humble attentiveness to the Lord’s presence, prepares the devotee (paśu) to receive the grace of Pati (Shiva), loosening the bonds (pāśa) through right conduct and devotion.
The verse reflects the devotional posture central to Saguna Shiva worship—after completing prescribed observances, devotees sit in respectful attendance, as one would before the Shiva-linga or before the Lord’s manifested presence, ready for darśana and instruction.
Maintain daily nitya-karma and then sit in quiet reverence for Shiva’s darśana—ideally after applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma), wearing rudrākṣa, and repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” in a composed, seated posture.