Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
दक्षयज्ञोत्तरवृत्तान्तः
Post–Dakṣa-Yajña Developments and the Appeal to Viṣṇu
उपलभ्यागतं रुद्रो मया विष्णुं सतां गतिः । उत्थाय चक्रे शिरसाभिवंदनमपि प्रभुः
upalabhyāgataṃ rudro mayā viṣṇuṃ satāṃ gatiḥ | utthāya cakre śirasābhivaṃdanamapi prabhuḥ
رُدر نے پہچان لیا کہ نیکوں کی راہ اور پناہ وِشنو وہاں تشریف لائے ہیں۔ تب وہ خود ربّ ہوتے ہوئے بھی اٹھ کھڑا ہوا اور سر جھکا کر اُس کو تعظیم سے سلام کیا۔
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that true greatness includes humility: Rudra, though supreme, honors Viṣṇu, showing that devotion and reverence are integral to dharma and a mark of the liberated, Shaiva ideal of conduct.
Saguna Śiva is worshipped not only as the supreme Lord but also as the exemplar of right behavior; his respectful bow models the bhakti attitude that devotees bring to Liṅga worship—reverence, surrender, and absence of ego.
The takeaway is disciplined humility in worship: rise, offer praṇāma with the head bowed, and remember the Lord with devotion—this inner posture supports japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) even when no specific rite is stated.