Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
गिरिराजस्य शिवनिमन्त्रणम् / The Mountain-King Invites Śiva
Hospitality to Śiva and the Devas
ते तं सम्बोधयामासुर्मेनाञ्च समयोचितम् । शिवतत्त्वम्परम्प्रोचुः प्रशंसन्विधिवन्मुदा
te taṃ sambodhayāmāsurmenāñca samayocitam | śivatattvamparamprocuḥ praśaṃsanvidhivanmudā
于是他们以合乎时宜的言辞劝告他，也劝告梅那；并以欢喜而如法的仪轨赞颂湿婆，宣说湿婆的至上真理——湿婆本体（Śiva-tattva）。
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; the focus is didactic: the Saptarṣis articulate Śiva-tattva as the supreme reality, in a manner ‘samayocita’ (context-appropriate), reflecting Purāṇic pedagogy.
Significance: Establishes that right understanding (tattva-jñāna) is itself a tīrtha: hearing Śiva-tattva with proper reverence is portrayed as a means toward loosening pāśa and orienting the pashu toward Pati.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights that right counsel given at the right time culminates in teaching Śiva-tattva—the supreme reality of Śiva as Pati—so that devotion becomes grounded in true understanding, leading toward liberation.
By praising Śiva “according to proper rule,” it supports orderly Saguna worship (including Linga-pūjā) as a valid, disciplined approach that can mature into insight into the supreme Śiva principle (Śiva-tattva).
The takeaway is to worship Śiva with vidhivat procedure—mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent stuti—so praise becomes both devotion and contemplation of Śiva-tattva.