Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55
विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath
वैकुण्ठस्थं हरिं दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मेन्द्राद्याश्च तेऽमराः । नत्वा स्तुत्वा महाविष्णुं स्वस्वधामानि वै ययुः
vaikuṇṭhasthaṃ hariṃ dṛṣṭvā brahmendrādyāśca te'marāḥ | natvā stutvā mahāviṣṇuṃ svasvadhāmāni vai yayuḥ
ویکُنٹھ میں مقیم ہری کو دیکھ کر، برہما اور اِندر وغیرہ اُن اَمر دیوتاؤں نے مہا وِشنو کو سجدہ کیا، اس کی ستوتی کی؛ پھر وہ یقیناً اپنے اپنے دھاموں کو روانہ ہو گئے۔
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the dharmic humility of the devas: after receiving divine audience and offering reverent praise, they return to their appointed spheres. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such orderliness reflects īśvara-niyati—cosmic governance—where beings progress by devotion, gratitude, and disciplined return to duty.
Though the verse centers on Mahāviṣṇu, it models a key Shaiva devotional principle: honoring saguna manifestations through namaskāra and stuti. The same posture applies in Liṅga-worship—approaching the manifest form with reverence, praise, and then living one’s dharma as an offering to Śiva.
A simple practice is implied: darśana (contemplative visualization), followed by namaskāra and stuti. As a Shaiva takeaway, one may conclude worship with a short Śiva-stuti and mentally dedicate the day’s actions to Śiva—optionally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” before returning to daily duties.