Shloka 31
क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं
तस्मात्समेत्य विप्रेन्द्रं सर्वयत्नेन भूपते करोमि यत्नं राजेन्द्र दधीचविजयाय ते
tasmātsametya viprendraṃ sarvayatnena bhūpate karomi yatnaṃ rājendra dadhīcavijayāya te
Therefore, O lord of the earth, having approached that foremost of brahmins with every possible effort, I shall strive, O king of kings, for your victory through the power and support of Dadhīci, so that your purpose may be fulfilled in accord with dharma and with the Lord Pati (Śiva).
Suta (narrating an internal courtly dialogue; the immediate speaker is a minister/ally addressing a king)
FAQs
It highlights that worldly victory is not merely political but dharmic—secured by approaching a tapasvin (like Dadhīci) whose spiritual power ultimately aligns the king’s action with Pati (Shiva) and sacred order.
Implicitly, it points to Pati as the unseen governor of outcomes: even a king (pashu, bound by pasha like ambition and fear) succeeds when action is redirected through dharma and the sanctifying force of realized sages—who function as conduits of Shiva’s ordinance.
The verse foregrounds reliance on brahminical tapas and dharmic counsel—an applied form of spiritual discipline rather than a specific puja-vidhi, where ascetic power and right intention become the means to remove obstacles to righteous victory.