Shloka 29
दक्षस्य विष्णुं प्रति शरणागतिḥ — Dakṣa’s Appeal to Viṣṇu and the Teaching on Disrespect to Śiva
स्वकर्मविद्धि तद्येन समर्थत्वेन जायते । न त्वन्यः कर्मणो दाता शं भवेदीश्वरं विना
svakarmaviddhi tadyena samarthatvena jāyate | na tvanyaḥ karmaṇo dātā śaṃ bhavedīśvaraṃ vinā
Know that one’s own karma is that by which capability and fitness arise; yet no one else is truly the giver of the fruits of action—apart from Śaṃbhū, the Lord.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It affirms that while karma shapes one’s capacities and circumstances, the actual dispensation of karmic results is under Īśvara—Śiva as Pati—so liberation requires grace and surrender, not mere self-effort.
Linga-worship centers devotion on Śiva as the sovereign Lord who governs karma; approaching Saguna Śiva through pūjā, mantra, and reverence aligns the devotee toward Īśvara, the true bestower of karmaphala and the remover of bondage.
Practice Panchākṣarī japa—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with the attitude of offering all actions and their fruits to Śiva; complement with simple Linga-abhiṣeka and Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as reminders that Īśvara, not ego, governs results.