Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying
दानवो दंभनामा हि मद्भक्तः कुरुते तपः । पुत्रार्थी शमयिष्यामि तमहं वरदानतः
dānavo daṃbhanāmā hi madbhaktaḥ kurute tapaḥ | putrārthī śamayiṣyāmi tamahaṃ varadānataḥ
“দম্ভ নামৰ এজন দানৱ মোৰ ভক্ত; সি তপস্যা কৰি আছে। পুত্ৰকামনাৰে, মই বৰ দান কৰি তাক সন্তুষ্ট কৰিম।”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it introduces Dambha’s tapas and the Lord’s intention to grant a boon, setting up later conflict-resolution in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s impartial grace: even a Dānava can become worthy through bhakti and tapas, showing that devotion (not birth) makes one fit for Shiva’s anugraha (divine favor).
Shiva appears here as Saguna—an accessible, personal Lord who responds to a devotee’s austerity with a boon. This aligns with Linga-worship where the devotee approaches Shiva as the compassionate Varada who grants worldly aims and ultimately guides toward higher good.
The takeaway is steadfast tapas supported by bhakti—regular japa of Shiva’s name (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined worship, performed with sincerity to seek Shiva’s grace.