Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
सर्वं निवेदयामासुश्शमनाय गणा मुने । तद्वृत्तमादितः प्रोक्तं शंभुदूतैश्च धर्मतः
sarvaṃ nivedayāmāsuśśamanāya gaṇā mune | tadvṛttamāditaḥ proktaṃ śaṃbhudūtaiśca dharmataḥ
โอ้ ฤๅษี เหล่าคณะคณะ (คณะของพระศิวะ) ได้กราบทูลทุกสิ่งแก่ศมณะ แล้วทูตของพระศัมภูจึงเล่าเรื่องทั้งหมดตั้งแต่ต้นตามครรลองธรรม
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It highlights dharmic transmission of truth: Śiva’s attendants and messengers present events accurately and in right order, reflecting the Shaiva ideal that righteous speech and duty support cosmic order under Pati (Śiva).
By calling Śiva “Śambhu” and emphasizing his organized divine retinue (Gaṇas and dūtas), the verse points to Saguna Śiva—personally guiding the world through his servants—an attitude that supports devotional worship of Śiva and the Liṅga as the living center of divine governance.
The practical takeaway is dharmic discipline in speech and reporting—truthful recitation and remembrance of Śiva’s līlā. In worship, this aligns with regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and sincere confession/offering of one’s actions before Śiva.