Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
अलकापतेः तपः-लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा च वरप्राप्तिः / The Lord of Alakā: Austerity, Liṅga-Establishment, and the Receiving of a Boon
ब्रह्मोवाच । इति दत्त्वा वरान्देवः पुनराह शिवां शिवः । प्रसादं कुरु देवेशि तपस्विन्यंगजेऽत्र वै
brahmovāca | iti dattvā varāndevaḥ punarāha śivāṃ śivaḥ | prasādaṃ kuru deveśi tapasvinyaṃgaje'tra vai
Brahmā dit : Après avoir ainsi accordé les dons, le Seigneur Śiva parla de nouveau à Śivā : «Ô Déesse, Souveraine des dieux, accorde ici ta grâce à cet ascète Aṅgaja.»
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: prasādaṃ kuru deveśi
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace) working through Śivā (Śakti): after granting boons, Śiva asks the Goddess to bestow prasāda upon an earnest tapasvin, showing that liberation-oriented blessings mature through compassionate divine favor, not austerity alone.
It reflects Saguna Śiva’s accessible, personal aspect: the Lord responds to devotion and tapas and directs grace through the divine couple. In Linga worship too, devotees seek prasāda—Śiva’s pleased acceptance—expressed as inner purification and auspicious outcomes.
The takeaway is to combine tapas with seeking prasāda: perform japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), observe vrata (especially Mahāśivarātri), and conclude with prayer for Śiva-Śivā’s grace, optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva supports.