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
پھر برہما کے ساتھ رمیش نے نہایت انکساری سے اُنہیں پرنام کیا اور وہ سارا حال بیان کیا جو پربھو کے مبارک درشن کا سبب بننے والا تھا۔
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.