Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
कैलासमार्गे शङ्करस्य परीक्षा — Śiva Tests the Approachers on the Kailāsa Path
शिव उवाच । प्रीतः स्तुत्यानया तात ददामि वरमुत्तमम् । इन्द्रस्य जीवदानेन जीवेति त्वं प्रथां व्रज
śiva uvāca | prītaḥ stutyānayā tāta dadāmi varamuttamam | indrasya jīvadānena jīveti tvaṃ prathāṃ vraja
Śiva dit : « Mon enfant bien-aimé, réjoui par cet hymne de louange, je t’accorde un don excellent. Puisque tu as rendu la vie à Indra, va et sois renommé sous le nom de “Jīva”, le Donneur de vie. »
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere stuti (devotional praise) invokes Śiva’s anugraha (grace), and that grace ripens into a boon aligned with dharma—here, honoring the act of preserving life and granting uplifting renown.
The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as the responsive Lord who hears praise and bestows blessings. In Linga-worship, devotees similarly offer stotra and pūjā, seeking Śiva’s compassionate bestowal of protection, merit, and right spiritual identity.
A practical takeaway is regular stotra-pāṭha and nāma-smaraṇa of Śiva with a service-oriented vow (protecting life, practicing compassion), offered with bhakti as part of daily Linga-pūjā.