Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
शिवलोकप्रवेशः
Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways
सब्रह्मापि रमेशश्च तान् प्रणम्य विनम्रकः । कथयामास वृत्तान्तं प्रभुसंदर्शनार्थकम्
sabrahmāpi rameśaśca tān praṇamya vinamrakaḥ | kathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ prabhusaṃdarśanārthakam
แล้วราเมศะพร้อมด้วยพระพรหมได้ก้มกราบด้วยความนอบน้อม และเล่าเรื่องราวทั้งปวงอันเป็นเหตุให้ได้ทัศนะอันเป็นมงคลแห่งพระผู้เป็นเจ้า।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights that humility (vinaya) and reverent surrender (praṇāma) are the proper gateways to sacred narration and to receiving Śiva’s grace—culminating in prabhu-saṃdarśana, the transformative vision of the Lord.
The verse points to Śiva as ‘Prabhu’ who becomes accessible through devotion and right attitude; in Śaiva Siddhānta, such humility supports saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva in a worshipful form (such as the Liṅga) so that divine presence may be directly ‘seen’ as grace.
It suggests beginning any Śiva practice with respectful praṇāma and a humble mind—then proceeding with Śiva-nāma japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) so the practice becomes ‘prabhu-saṃdarśanārthaka,’ oriented toward the Lord’s living presence.