Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
तदुपस्पर्शनादेव प्रोत्पन्नमतयोऽ भवन् । धर्मे पारमहंसे च विनिर्द्धूतमलाशयाः
tadupasparśanādeva protpannamatayo' bhavan | dharme pāramahaṃse ca vinirddhūtamalāśayāḥ
Par le seul contact avec Lui, leur intelligence s’éveilla aussitôt. Les impuretés intérieures furent lavées, et ils s’établirent fermement dans le dharma comme dans la voie suprême du paramahaṃsa, tournée uniquement vers Śiva, le Seigneur qui accorde la délivrance.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s grace can instantly awaken right understanding and cleanse inner impurities (mala), establishing a seeker in dharma and the highest renunciate orientation (paramahaṃsa) that leads toward liberation.
The verse highlights transformative contact with Śiva—central to Saguna worship such as Linga-upāsanā—where devotion, darśana, and ritual approach become channels for Śiva’s purifying grace that matures the devotee toward realization.
The takeaway is purification through Śiva-sambandha: daily Linga worship with the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), combined with disciplined dharma; this supports inner cleansing and steadiness in contemplative renunciation.