Shloka 12
मेना-हिमालयसंवादः
Menā’s Counsel to Himālaya; Response to Slander of Śiva
ततो विस्मयमापन्ना नम स्कृत्य स्थिताः पुनः । प्रोचुः प्राञ्जलयस्ते वै शिवं लोकनमस्कृतम्
tato vismayamāpannā nama skṛtya sthitāḥ punaḥ | procuḥ prāñjalayaste vai śivaṃ lokanamaskṛtam
แล้วพวกเขาก็พิศวงยิ่งนัก กราบนอบน้อมแล้วลุกขึ้นยืนอีกครั้ง ประนมมือกล่าวต่อพระศิวะ ผู้เป็นที่นอบน้อมของสรรพโลก
Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; the immediate speakers within the verse are the assembled devotees/attendants addressing Lord Shiva)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Vismaya (sacred wonder) is treated as a sign of transformative darśana—devotees re-approach with renewed humility, a classic bhakti response.
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva ethic of approaching Pati (Lord Shiva) through awe, humility, and surrender—bowing (namaskāra) and prayerful attentiveness (prāñjali). Wonder at Shiva’s presence ripens into bhakti, which Shaiva Siddhanta treats as a primary purifier of the soul (paśu) bound by mala and pāśa.
The posture of joined palms and reverential bowing describes the inner attitude essential for Saguna Shiva worship—whether before Shiva’s personal form or the Śiva-liṅga. In Shiva Purana practice, external worship becomes fruitful when it is grounded in heartfelt namaskāra to the loka-namaskṛta Lord.
A simple sādhana implied is: stand calmly, offer namaskāra, join the palms (prāñjali), and speak/chant Shiva’s names—especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with reverence before beginning pūjā, japa, or dhyāna.