Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24
भक्तिभेदाः—ज्ञानप्रधानभक्तेः प्रशंसा
Grades of Devotees and the Praise of Knowledge-Centered Devotion
यथा येन कृता शंभोः संस्तुतिः परमात्मनः । तथा तस्मै वरो दत्तश्शंभुना तुष्टचेतसा
yathā yena kṛtā śaṃbhoḥ saṃstutiḥ paramātmanaḥ | tathā tasmai varo dattaśśaṃbhunā tuṣṭacetasā
Bất cứ ai tán thán Śambhu—Đấng Tự Ngã Tối Thượng—bằng cách nào, thì Śambhu, với tâm hoan hỷ, cũng ban cho người ấy ân phúc đúng theo cách ấy.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: General tīrtha-logic: sincere stuti to Śiva yields proportionate anugraha (boon), encouraging pilgrimage/temple praise traditions.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva, the Paramātmā and compassionate Pati, responds directly to sincere devotion: the devotee’s heartfelt stuti becomes a channel for Śiva’s anugraha (grace), yielding fruits aligned with that devotion.
The verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: when devotees praise and worship Śambhu in a chosen form—often the Liṅga—Śiva becomes pleased and grants boons, showing that form-based devotion can lead to divine favor and spiritual uplift.
Offer daily stuti with mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and simple Liṅga-pūjā (water, bilva leaves); the emphasis is sincerity and steady devotion rather than complexity.