Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
विभूतिविस्तरप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Expansion of Śiva’s Vibhūti
कृत्वा यथा स्वकं कृत्यं प्रत्यहं ते यथा पुरा । भगवंतमुपायांतं समीक्ष्य समुपाविशन्
kṛtvā yathā svakaṃ kṛtyaṃ pratyahaṃ te yathā purā | bhagavaṃtamupāyāṃtaṃ samīkṣya samupāviśan
他们如往昔一般完成各自的日常行持，见那吉祥的主尊正趋近而来，便恭敬瞻仰，继而端坐侍立于礼敬之中。
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that steadiness in daily dharma, joined with humble attentiveness to the Lord’s presence, prepares the devotee (paśu) to receive the grace of Pati (Shiva), loosening the bonds (pāśa) through right conduct and devotion.
The verse reflects the devotional posture central to Saguna Shiva worship—after completing prescribed observances, devotees sit in respectful attendance, as one would before the Shiva-linga or before the Lord’s manifested presence, ready for darśana and instruction.
Maintain daily nitya-karma and then sit in quiet reverence for Shiva’s darśana—ideally after applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma), wearing rudrākṣa, and repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” in a composed, seated posture.