Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34
स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake
तस्थौ प्राञ्जलिरुत्थाय तस्यात्मानमिवार्पयन् । अथ तत्रांतरे तस्मिन्विमाने चावनिं गते
tasthau prāñjalirutthāya tasyātmānamivārpayan | atha tatrāṃtare tasminvimāne cāvaniṃ gate
وہ اٹھ کر ہاتھ باندھے کھڑا ہو گیا، گویا اپنی جان ہی اُسے سونپ رہا ہو۔ پھر اسی اثنا میں، جب وہ آسمانی وِمان زمین پر اُتر آیا،
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Cosmic Event: vimāna (divine chariot) descending to earth
FAQs
It highlights śaraṇāgati—standing with humility and offering one’s very self to the Lord—showing that liberation-oriented devotion begins with inner surrender to Pati (Shiva).
The devotee’s folded-hands reverence reflects Saguna upāsanā—approaching Shiva in a form that can be adored—while the ‘offering of the self’ points to the deeper intent behind Linga worship: giving up ego and bondage (pāśa) before the Lord.
Practice añjali-mudrā with mental self-offering (ātma-nivedana) while repeating the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a contemplative surrender rather than mere recitation.