Shloka 43
दधीच-शाप-हेतु-वर्णनम् / The Cause of Dadhīca’s Curse
Explaining Viṣṇu’s Role at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
दधीच उवाच । देवदेव महादेव मह्यं देहि वरत्रयम् । वज्रास्थित्वादवध्यत्वमदीनत्वं हि सर्वतः
dadhīca uvāca | devadeva mahādeva mahyaṃ dehi varatrayam | vajrāsthitvādavadhyatvamadīnatvaṃ hi sarvataḥ
Dadhīca said: “O God of gods, O Mahādeva, grant me three boons: may my bones become adamantine like the vajra (thunderbolt), may I be invulnerable and unassailable, and may I never, in any way, be subject to wretchedness or helplessness.”}]}
Sage Dadhīca
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
The verse highlights the devotee’s approach to Śiva as the supreme giver of anugraha (grace): true strength is received from Mahādeva, and the highest protection is steadiness of being—freedom from fear, defeat, and inner helplessness.
Dadhīca addresses Śiva personally as Devadeva and Mahādeva—Saguna Śiva who listens and grants boons. In Śaiva practice, this same compassionate Lord is worshiped in the Liṅga as the accessible form through which grace and protection are sought.
A practical takeaway is to pray to Mahādeva with the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for dhairya (steadfastness) and abhaya (fearlessness), supported by regular worship such as bhasma/tripuṇḍra and japa with a focused intention for inner invulnerability.