Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
इति ते ये वरा मत्तः प्रार्थितास्ते कृता मया । अन्यच्च ते वदिष्यामि पूर्वजन्मनि संस्थितम्
iti te ye varā mattaḥ prārthitāste kṛtā mayā | anyacca te vadiṣyāmi pūrvajanmani saṃsthitam
„So sind die Gaben, um die du Mich gebeten hast, von Mir gewährt worden. Und ferner will Ich dir auch sagen, was in deiner früheren Geburt festgelegt war.“
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: karmic continuity across births (pūrvajanma-saṃskāra)
FAQs
It highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace): sincere prayer receives fulfillment, and Shiva also reveals the deeper karmic continuity behind present events—showing how devotion and destiny unfold across births under the Lord’s guidance.
The verse reflects Saguna Shiva’s personal compassion—He listens, grants boons, and instructs devotees. In Linga worship, this same accessible Lord is approached through ritual and bhakti, and His grace is understood to operate beyond a single lifetime.
A practical takeaway is steady bhakti with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while praying for right understanding; the verse also supports reflective meditation on past karmas and Shiva’s guiding grace rather than anxiety over outcomes.