Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
तुलसी-शङ्खचूडोपाख्यानम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and the Tulasī Episode
Prelude to Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Fall
तपस्त्वया कृतं भद्रे तस्यैव तपसः फलम् । तदन्यथा कथं स्याद्वै जातं त्वयि तथा च तत्
tapastvayā kṛtaṃ bhadre tasyaiva tapasaḥ phalam | tadanyathā kathaṃ syādvai jātaṃ tvayi tathā ca tat
હે ભદ્રે! તું કરેલું તપ જ તેનું યોગ્ય ફળ આપ્યું છે. તે અન્યથા કેમ થાય? એ જ ફળ તારા અંદર યથાવત્ પ્રગટ થયું છે.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It affirms the dharmic certainty that sincere tapas (austerity offered with devotion) matures into its proper fruit, and that Shiva’s grace manifests in accordance with that spiritual effort and inner purity.
In Shaiva practice, worship of Saguna Shiva—often through Linga-puja—includes disciplined vows, japa, and self-restraint. The verse reinforces that such worship and tapas are not vain; their fruit naturally ripens under Shiva’s governing compassion and order.
Undertake tapas supported by daily Shiva-upasana: Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), simple vrata observance, and steady meditation with purity of conduct—so the intended fruit arises without deviation.