Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath
अथ ता अमरा दृष्ट्वा सुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा । प्रणम्य तुष्टुवुर्भक्त्या स्वकार्यं च न्यवेदयन्
atha tā amarā dṛṣṭvā suprasannena cetasā | praṇamya tuṣṭuvurbhaktyā svakāryaṃ ca nyavedayan
ครั้นเหล่าอมรเห็นพระนางแล้ว จิตใจก็ผ่องใสยิ่งนัก จึงกราบนอบน้อม สรรเสริญด้วยภักติ และทูลแจ้งกิจที่ตนมุ่งหมาย
Suta Goswami (narrating the events of the Yuddhakhaṇḍa to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti joined with inner prasāda (serene clarity): the devas first bow, then praise, and finally surrender their agenda—showing that divine help is approached through humility, devotion, and truthful self-offering.
Although the scene centers on a visible divine form (saguṇa), the attitude mirrors proper Śaiva worship: praṇāma, stuti, and arpaṇa of one’s kārya to the Lord—just as devotees place their prayers and duties before the Śiva-liṅga.
A simple practice is to begin pūjā with praṇāma and a short stuti, then mentally offer one’s intention (saṅkalpa) to Śiva—optionally while wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as reminders of surrender.