Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 35
Harīśvara-liṅga Mahimā and the Origin-Context of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana (हरिश्वरलिङ्गमहिमा तथा सुदर्शनप्राप्तिकथा)
व्यास उवाच । इति तेषां वचश्श्रुत्वा मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् । स्मृत्वा शिवपदांभोजं सूतो वचनमब्रवीत्
vyāsa uvāca | iti teṣāṃ vacaśśrutvā munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām | smṛtvā śivapadāṃbhojaṃ sūto vacanamabravīt
Vyāsa nói: Nghe xong lời của các vị hiền thánh—những bậc tự tâm đã được tôi luyện bởi quán niệm—Sūta nhớ đến đôi chân sen của Śiva rồi cất lời đáp lại.
Vyasa
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It shows the Shaiva ideal that sacred teaching should begin with smaraṇa—remembering Śiva’s lotus-feet—so the narration becomes a purified, grace-bearing transmission rather than mere storytelling.
By focusing on Śiva’s “lotus-feet,” the verse points to Saguna devotion (personal, worshipful contemplation) that prepares the mind to receive teachings commonly expressed through Linga-mahātmyas and Jyotirlinga narratives in the Koṭirudra Saṃhitā.
A simple practice is Śiva-smaraṇa before recitation—mentally bowing to Śiva’s feet and then beginning japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady attention and invoke Śiva’s grace.