Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence
ब्रह्मोवाच । एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य देवदेवस्य शूलिनः । प्रणम्य हिमवाञ्छंभुमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
brahmovāca | etacchrutvā vacastasya devadevasya śūlinaḥ | praṇamya himavāñchaṃbhumidaṃ vacanamabravīt
梵天说道：喜马梵听闻那位诸神之神、持三叉戟之主的话语后，向商布顶礼，然后说出如下之言。
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse highlights śravaṇa (reverent listening) followed by praṇāma (humble surrender) as the proper Shaiva response to the Lord’s instruction—devotion expressed through humility becomes the doorway to Śiva’s grace.
By calling Śiva “Devadeva” and “Śūlin,” the text emphasizes Saguna Shiva—approachable through names, forms, and attributes—whom devotees honor through reverence, prostration, and obedient acceptance of his word, the same spirit that underlies Liṅga-pūjā.
A practical takeaway is to begin worship with attentive listening/recitation of Śiva-kathā or mantra, then perform praṇāma before the Liṅga; mentally affirm surrender (śaraṇāgati) while repeating “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”