Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52
सतीकृतप्रार्थना तथा परतत्त्वजिज्ञासा — Satī’s Prayer and Inquiry into the Supreme Principle
सेतिहासकथं तेषां भक्तमाहात्म्यमेव च । सवर्णाश्रमधर्मांश्च नृपधर्मान् मुनीश्वर
setihāsakathaṃ teṣāṃ bhaktamāhātmyameva ca | savarṇāśramadharmāṃśca nṛpadharmān munīśvara
Ô le meilleur des sages, (ce texte enseigne aussi) les récits de l’histoire sacrée qui leur est liée, la grandeur même de la bhakti, les devoirs des varṇa et des āśrama, ainsi que les justes devoirs des rois.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It frames the Shiva Purana as a complete Shaiva guide: devotion (bhakti) is praised, while dharma—social, personal, and royal—is upheld as the supportive framework that purifies the soul and steadies it toward Shiva.
By highlighting bhakta-māhātmya, it points to the Purana’s emphasis that Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga worship) becomes fruitful when grounded in disciplined dharma and sincere devotion.
The verse does not prescribe a specific rite; its takeaway is to align one’s devotional life with dharma—supporting regular Shiva-bhakti (such as mantra-japa and pūjā) through righteous conduct.