Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
शिवतत्त्ववर्णनम् (Śiva-tattva-varṇana) — “Description/Exposition of the Principle of Śiva”
ब्रह्मोवाच । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा पुनः प्राह हरो हरिम् । प्रणिपत्य स्थितं मूर्ध्ना कृतांजलिपुटः स्वयम्
brahmovāca | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā punaḥ prāha haro harim | praṇipatya sthitaṃ mūrdhnā kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ svayam
พรหมาตรัสว่า: ครั้นได้สดับถ้อยคำนั้นแล้ว หระ (ศิวะ) ก็กล่าวกับหริ (วิษณุ) อีกครั้ง พระองค์ทรงน้อมเศียรลงกราบ แล้วประนมมือยืนด้วยความเคารพและตรัสขึ้น
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Transition from dispute to instruction: theophany yields to didactic reconciliation
FAQs
It highlights divine humility and sacred decorum: even exalted deities communicate through reverence (praṇāma and añjali), teaching that devotion and humility are integral to dharma and to receiving higher wisdom.
The verse portrays Saguna Śiva (Hara) with devotional gestures, reinforcing that worship is not merely conceptual but expressed through embodied reverence—añjali, bowing, and attentive listening—central to Linga-upāsanā and temple pūjā.
Adopt the posture of añjali and a bowed head while chanting Shiva mantras (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating humility (vinaya) and focused listening (śravaṇa) as a preparatory sādhanā.