Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्
Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission
अथ सर्वे सुराश्शम्भोर्वरान्प्राप्य तदाज्ञया । स्वधामानि ययुः प्रीतास्तथा काशीनिवासिनः
atha sarve surāśśambhorvarānprāpya tadājñayā | svadhāmāni yayuḥ prītāstathā kāśīnivāsinaḥ
তাৰ পিছত সকলো দেৱতাই শম্ভুৰ পৰা বৰ লাভ কৰি আৰু তেওঁৰ আজ্ঞা অনুসৰি প্ৰসন্নচিত্তে নিজ নিজ ধামলৈ গ’ল; তেনেদৰে কাশীনিবাসীসকলেও আনন্দেৰে উভতি আহিল।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: After Śiva’s manifestation in Kāśī, the devas receive varas (boons) and, by Śiva’s command, return to their abodes; the kṣetra’s residents also disperse joyfully—typical closure of a Kāśī epiphany episode where Śiva reorders the cosmos through blessing and injunction.
Significance: Highlights Śiva as the sovereign dispenser of boons and cosmic order; for pilgrims, it implies that Kāśī-darśana yields both worldly welfare (abhyudaya) and spiritual assurance under Śiva’s governance.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose grace grants boons and whose ājñā (command) restores harmony—devotion culminates not only in receiving blessings but in aligning one’s actions with His will.
Śambhu is approached as Saguna Śiva—the compassionate Lord who responds to prayer, grants varas (boons), and then directs beings back to their ordained duties, reflecting how Linga-worship leads to both grace and right conduct (dharma).
A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s anugraha through daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and then live in accordance with His ājñā—ethical discipline, temple worship, and remembrance of Śiva (especially in sacred spaces like Kāśī).