Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विष्णोर्दृष्ट्वा तं च पुरः स्थितम् । प्रणनाम महाभक्त्या तुष्ट्वाव च पुनः पुनः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ viṣṇordṛṣṭvā taṃ ca puraḥ sthitam | praṇanāma mahābhaktyā tuṣṭvāva ca punaḥ punaḥ
Nghe lời của Viṣṇu và thấy Ngài đứng trước mặt, người ấy cúi lạy với lòng sùng kính lớn lao, rồi hết lần này đến lần khác dâng lời tán thán để làm đẹp lòng Ngài.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva ethical ideal that true spiritual power is expressed through humility and devotion—listening attentively, recognizing the divine presence, and responding with sincere namaskāra and stuti.
Though the verse mentions Viṣṇu, the practice it models—seeing the Lord ‘before one’ and offering repeated praise—mirrors Saguna upāsanā central to Śaiva worship, where the devotee approaches Śiva (often as the Liṅga) with reverence, prostration, and hymns to invoke grace (anugraha).
A practical takeaway is daily bhakti-sādhana: begin worship with śravaṇa (hearing sacred counsel), then perform praṇāma, and offer repeated stuti/japa—especially Pañcākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a steady attitude of surrender.