Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 55
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
एवं स्तुतस्तदा शंभुर्देवानां स्तवनादिभिः । सुप्रसन्नतरो भूत्वा तान्सुरानिदमब्रवीत्
evaṃ stutastadā śaṃbhurdevānāṃ stavanādibhiḥ | suprasannataro bhūtvā tānsurānidamabravīt
Được chư thiên khi ấy ca tụng như vậy bằng thánh tụng và các nghi thức tôn thờ khác, Śambhu (Chúa Śiva) càng thêm hoan hỷ, rồi phán với các devas ấy những lời này.
Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; introduces Shiva’s forthcoming speech to the devas)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Sthala Purana: Śiva’s being ‘suprasannatara’ after stavanā indicates the Purāṇic pattern: collective worship culminates in direct divine speech (ākhyāna turning into upadeśa/vara-pradāna).
Significance: Assures devotees that stuti and proper adoration can culminate in experiential ‘prasāda’—a hallmark of anugraha where the Lord becomes accessible and responsive.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who becomes “suprasanna” through sincere stuti and devotion, indicating that divine grace responds to heartfelt bhakti rather than mere status or power.
The verse reflects Saguna-upāsanā: Śiva is approached through praise and worshipful acts. In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, such devotion commonly culminates in Śiva’s guidance connected with tīrtha and Jyotirliṅga-centered worship.
Regular stotra-japa and pūjā performed with devotion—especially remembrance of Śiva with mantra (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—is implied as the practical means to invoke Śiva’s gracious favor.