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
હે મુનીશ્વર! તેમાં તેમની સાથે સંકળાયેલી પવિત્ર ઇતિહાસકથાઓ, ભક્તિનું મહાત્મ્ય, વર્ણ-આશ્રમના ધર્મો તથા રાજધર્મના ન્યાયયુક્ત કર્તવ્યો પણ વર્ણવાયા છે।
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.