Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11
विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च
Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn
हरिराकर्ण्य तत्स्तोत्रं सुप्रसन्न उवाच माम् । दुःखहा निजभक्तानां ब्रह्माणं शरणं गतम्
harirākarṇya tatstotraṃ suprasanna uvāca mām | duḥkhahā nijabhaktānāṃ brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatam
Nghe bài tán tụng ấy, Hari (Viṣṇu) vô cùng hoan hỷ liền phán với ta: “Ta là Đấng xua tan khổ não cho chính những kẻ sùng kính Ta. Hỡi Brahmā, người đã đến nương tựa—hãy nói điều ngươi cần.”
Hari (Vishnu)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; the verse depicts śaraṇāgati: Brahmā approaches Viṣṇu as refuge after offering a stotra, highlighting the Purāṇic ethic that devas too seek higher support when afflicted.
Significance: Models the bhakta’s approach: stuti → prasāda → compassionate response; encourages devotees to seek divine help with humility and praise.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and the Lord’s grace: the Divine responds to sincere devotion and removes the devotee’s distress—an essential doorway to inner purification that supports Shaiva pursuit of liberation.
Though Hari speaks here, the Sati-khaṇḍa context emphasizes that hymns, devotion, and surrender are valid Saguna approaches; such bhakti naturally matures into reverence for Śiva’s manifest presence—classically centered on Liṅga worship in the Shiva Purana.
Recitation of stotra with focused devotion and an attitude of surrender is implied; as a Shaiva takeaway, pair it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for removal of duḥkha (inner suffering).