Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
गणेशाभिषेक-वरदान-विधानम् | Gaṇeśa’s Consecration, Boons, and Prescribed Worship
पूजयित्वा तया देव्या सिद्धिभिश्चाप्यनेकशः । करेण स्पर्शितस्सोथ सर्वदुःखहरेण वै
pūjayitvā tayā devyā siddhibhiścāpyanekaśaḥ | kareṇa sparśitassotha sarvaduḥkhahareṇa vai
وبعد أن عبدته تلك الإلهة بوجوه شتّى، ومنحته سِدّهيات كثيرة، مسّته بيدها—وهي يدٌ تزيل كل حزن حقًّا—فانقشعت عنه جميع آلامه.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights anugraha (divine grace): the Goddess’s compassionate touch symbolizes the removal of duḥkha and the easing of karmic affliction, showing that devotion culminates in divine relief and upliftment.
In Shaiva tradition, worship offered with devotion bears fruit through grace (prasāda). Though the verse mentions the Devī, it aligns with Saguna worship—where the Divine responds through tangible signs of protection and the removal of suffering.
The takeaway is steady pūjā and bhakti seeking prasāda: perform worship with purity and surrender (often supported by japa such as the Pañcākṣarī, and traditional Shaiva disciplines like bhasma and rudrākṣa where applicable) and contemplate divine grace as the remover of sorrow.