Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च
Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn
गृह्णीयाद्यदि पत्नीं स स्यां सुखी नष्टदुःखधी । एतदर्थं समायातुश्शरणं तव केशव
gṛhṇīyādyadi patnīṃ sa syāṃ sukhī naṣṭaduḥkhadhī | etadarthaṃ samāyātuśśaraṇaṃ tava keśava
“若他肯纳妻，我便得安乐，心念离忧。正为此事，我们前来——噢，凯沙瓦——投依于你。”
Brahma (petitioning Vishnu/Keśava in the Sati Khanda narrative context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and the wish to remove duḥkha (sorrow) through divine guidance, showing that cosmic harmony is restored when beings act according to dharma under the Lord’s grace.
Though addressed to Keśava, the episode belongs to the Rudra Saṃhitā’s larger Shaiva narrative where events move toward Shiva’s manifest (saguṇa) līlā; such petitions set the stage for Shiva’s household life and the unfolding of devotion centered on Shiva’s presence and worship.
The takeaway is śaraṇāgati with focused prayer—approaching the deity with a clear intention and a sorrow-free mind; practitioners may pair this attitude with japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as an inner discipline to dissolve grief and stabilize devotion.