Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”
तेजोराशेः प्रभावात्तु सा तु दृष्ट्वा सुरैश्शिवा । तुष्टुवुस्तां पुनस्ते वै सुरा दर्शनकांक्षिणः
tejorāśeḥ prabhāvāttu sā tu dṛṣṭvā suraiśśivā | tuṣṭuvustāṃ punaste vai surā darśanakāṃkṣiṇaḥ
因那团神圣光明的辉耀，诸天得以瞻见湿婆女神（帕尔瓦蒂）。渴望再得其吉祥圣观（darśana），众天神便再次以赞歌颂扬她。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
The verse highlights that divine presence is experienced as tejas (spiritual radiance) and that sincere longing for darśana naturally expresses itself as stuti—devotional praise—which purifies the mind and aligns it with Śiva-Śakti.
The devas perceive the Goddess through a tangible sign—radiant splendor—showing the Saguna mode of grace where the formless Reality becomes accessible through perceivable manifestations, just as the Liṅga serves as a sacred, visible focus for worship.
A practical takeaway is to seek darśana through stotra-pāṭha and mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating reverent longing and repeated praise as a steady daily sādhana.