Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 68
नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्
Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance
यथा नानाविधैर्भावैस्सत्त्वात्तेन व्रतेन च । शंभुराराधितस्तेन तथैवाराध्यते सती
yathā nānāvidhairbhāvaissattvāttena vratena ca | śaṃbhurārādhitastena tathaivārādhyate satī
ดังที่เขาบูชาพระศัมภูให้ทรงพอพระทัยด้วยภาวะแห่งภักติหลากหลาย ด้วยความบริสุทธิ์แห่งสัตตวะ และด้วยวรตอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น ฉันใด พระสตีก็ควรถูกสักการะและอ้อนวอนให้ทรงเมตตาฉันนั้นเช่นกัน।
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Sthala Purana: No direct Jyotirliṅga reference; the verse provides a sādhana-principle: the same modes of devotion used for Śiva apply to Satī—supporting Śiva-Śakti non-dual worship in practice.
Significance: Encourages integrated worship of Śiva and Śakti; pilgrims may apply this as a rule of practice at Śiva temples where Devī shrines are present (prakāra-devatā worship).
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that true propitiation of the Divine is rooted in inner purity (sattva), disciplined observance (vrata), and sincere devotional feeling (bhāva); the same principles apply in worship of Śiva and of Satī.
Whether one worships Saguna Śiva through the Liṅga or personal form, the verse emphasizes the inner method—bhāva, sattva, and vrata—as the decisive factors that make worship effective, not mere external ritual alone.
Undertake a vrata with sattvic conduct—truthfulness, restraint, purity—while worshipping with steady bhāva; in practice this aligns with daily pūjā, japa of Śiva-mantras (such as the Pañcākṣarī), and focused meditation offered with the same spirit to Satī.