Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
शिवागमन-नाद-समागमः (Śiva’s Advent, the Drum-Sound, and the Cosmic Assembly)
अकरोदखिलान्प्रीत्या सनाथान्भक्तवत्सलः । अथ सर्वे प्रमुदिता विष्णुप्रभृतयस्सुराः । मुनयश्चापरे सिद्धा अभ्यषिंचन्मुदा शिवम्
akarodakhilānprītyā sanāthānbhaktavatsalaḥ | atha sarve pramuditā viṣṇuprabhṛtayassurāḥ | munayaścāpare siddhā abhyaṣiṃcanmudā śivam
主以慈爱之恩、以护念奉者之心，使一切众生皆得依怙与安稳。于是诸天欢喜，以毗湿奴为首，连同诸牟尼与诸成就者，欣然为湿婆举行吉祥的灌顶礼（阿毗湿迦）。
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as bhaktavatsala—the compassionate Protector who makes beings “sanātha” (secure under divine guardianship). In Shaiva understanding, grace (anugraha) is the decisive power that stabilizes creation and turns the hearts of devas and sages toward worship.
The verse depicts formal abhiṣeka offered to Śiva, which in practice is commonly performed to the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible Saguna manifestation. It teaches that even exalted beings approach Śiva through reverent ritual worship, affirming liṅga-archana as a Purāṇic, deva-approved mode of devotion.
The direct takeaway is abhiṣeka—joyful consecration with devotion—paired with remembrance of Śiva as the devotee-protecting Lord. In home or temple practice, this naturally aligns with Mahāśivarātri-style Śiva-pūjā, offering water (and other traditional substances) while inwardly repeating the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”