Shloka 51
दधीच-शाप-हेतु-वर्णनम् / The Cause of Dadhīca’s Curse
Explaining Viṣṇu’s Role at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
पूजया तस्य सन्तुष्टो भगवान् मधुसूदनः । प्रददौ दर्शनं तस्मै दिव्यं वै गरुडध्वजः
pūjayā tasya santuṣṭo bhagavān madhusūdanaḥ | pradadau darśanaṃ tasmai divyaṃ vai garuḍadhvajaḥ
Pleased by his worship, the Blessed Lord Madhusūdana—He whose banner bears Garuḍa—granted that devotee a divine vision of Himself.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; depicts ‘darśana’ as a form of grace (anugraha) granted by Madhusūdana in response to pūjā.
Significance: Affirms the general Purāṇic principle: sincere worship yields divine audience; within the chapter’s arc, it also sets up the contrast that even such darśana does not supersede Śiva’s dispensation protecting his devotee.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It affirms that sincere worship (pūjā) ripens into grace—experienced as darśana—showing that divine revelation is a response to devotion and inner purity, a theme harmonized in Shaiva Siddhanta as the Lord’s anugraha (bestowing grace).
Though the verse names Vishnu, the Shiva Purana’s broader narrative emphasizes that devotion to a manifest form (saguṇa upāsanā)—such as Liṅga worship—stabilizes the mind and invites grace, culminating in experiential confirmation (darśana) rather than mere belief.
Steady pūjā with focused remembrance is implied; in Shaiva practice this aligns with daily Liṅga-arcana, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and purity disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to sustain devotion until grace dawns as inner darśana.