Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19
देवगुरुप्रेषणम्
Himālaya Mission of the Gods’ Preceptor / The Gods Send Their Guru
ब्रह्मोवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा ते समालोच्याजग्मुर्मम सभां सुराः । सर्वे निवेदयांचक्रुर्नत्वा तद्गतमादरात्
brahmovāca | tacchrutvā te samālocyājagmurmama sabhāṃ surāḥ | sarve nivedayāṃcakrurnatvā tadgatamādarāt
梵天说道：听闻此言后，诸天共相商议，来到我的会座。他们恭敬顶礼，将事情的经过如实而详尽地禀告。
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it depicts Brahmā’s court receiving the devas’ report—cosmic administration and maintenance (sthiti) through counsel and orderly deliberation.
Significance: Highlights śaraṇāgati to higher authority and truthful nivedana (full disclosure) as a dharmic prerequisite for resolution—analogous to confession/acknowledgment before grace in devotional life.
FAQs
It highlights disciplined discernment (samālocya) and humble surrender (natvā) before higher wisdom—qualities that, in Shaiva thought, purify the pashu (bound soul) and prepare it to receive Shiva’s grace through right understanding and devotion.
Though the Linga is not named here, the verse models the devotional posture essential to Saguna Shiva worship: reverence, truthful reporting, and seeking guidance—attitudes that make ritual and prayer fruitful and aligned with dharma.
Practice namaskāra with ādara (reverent bowing) before Shiva or the Guru, then engage in calm reflection (samālocana) before japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering your concerns inwardly as a truthful ‘nivedana’ (submission).