Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19
शिवतेजसः समुद्रे बालरूपप्रादुर्भावः (Śiva’s Tejas Manifesting as a Child in the Ocean)
जातकर्मादिसंस्कारान्कुरुष्वास्य जगद्गुरो । जातकोक्तफलं सर्वं विधातर्वक्तुमर्हसि
jātakarmādisaṃskārānkuruṣvāsya jagadguro | jātakoktaphalaṃ sarvaṃ vidhātarvaktumarhasi
“O preceptor of the worlds, perform for him the birth-rites, beginning with the Jātakarma. And, O Ordainer Brahmā, be pleased to declare in full all the fruits that are said to arise from these rites performed for a newborn.”
An attendant/deity addressing Brahma (Vidhātā) as Jagadguru (contextual inference within Rudrasaṃhitā narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
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It affirms that life’s sacred transitions (saṁskāras), beginning at birth, are purificatory acts that align the embodied soul with dharma—supporting inner refinement so devotion and knowledge can mature toward Shiva-realization.
By emphasizing ordained rites and their fruits, the verse supports the Shiva Purana’s broader teaching that disciplined, dharmic living prepares one for Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-pūjā) and, through purity and grace, for higher contemplation.
The immediate practice is performing prescribed saṁskāras like jātakarma with mantra and purity; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may pair such rites with daily Shiva remembrance—Pañcākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) dhāraṇa where appropriate.