Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2
मयस्य शिवस्तुतिः — Maya’s Hymn to Śiva
and Śiva’s Gracious Response
प्रणनाम हरं प्रीत्या सुरानन्यानपि ध्रुवम् । कृतांजलिर्नतस्कंधः प्रणनाम पुन श्शिवम्
praṇanāma haraṃ prītyā surānanyānapi dhruvam | kṛtāṃjalirnataskaṃdhaḥ praṇanāma puna śśivam
Với lòng yêu kính, ông cúi lạy Hara (Śiva), rồi quả thật cũng cúi lạy các vị thần khác. Chắp tay cung kính, vai khom khiêm hạ, ông lại một lần nữa phủ phục trước Đức Chúa Śiva.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Models śaraṇāgati (surrender): repeated praṇāma with añjali and humility; suggests that reverence to Śiva and respectful acknowledgement of devas supports harmony and spiritual eligibility.
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed through humble prostration: the devotee’s love-filled surrender is directed foremost to Hara (Pati, the Supreme Lord), and this inner reverence becomes the doorway to grace and purification of the soul (paśu) in Shaiva Siddhanta.
The verse models Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord through visible acts of reverence (añjali and praṇāma). Such embodied devotion is central to Linga-worship in the Purana, where the outer gesture supports inward surrender to Śiva’s presence.
A simple daily practice is indicated: stand or sit before Śiva (or the Liṅga), join the palms (añjali), bow with humility, and mentally remember Śiva—optionally paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” to stabilize devotion.