Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 70
रावणस्य तपः-शिवानुग्रहः — Rāvaṇa’s Austerity and Śiva’s Bestowal of Grace
गिरिजोवाच । सच्छिश्यस्य फलं जातं सम्यग्जातं तु शिष्यतः । शान्तात्मने सुवीराय दत्तं यदतुलं बलम्
girijovāca | sacchiśyasya phalaṃ jātaṃ samyagjātaṃ tu śiṣyataḥ | śāntātmane suvīrāya dattaṃ yadatulaṃ balam
ギリジャーは言った。「真の弟子の果実が現れた。実に、弟子としての境地が完全に成熟したのだ。穏やかな魂を持つ高潔な英雄に、比類なき力が授けられたのである。」
Parvati (Girija)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: General Siddhānta motif: the ‘true disciple’ (sat-śiṣya) receives śakti-pāta/anugraha leading to maturation; not tied here to a specific Jyotirliṅga.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It praises the maturation of śiṣyatva (true discipleship): when devotion, humility, and steadiness become complete, the disciple naturally receives divine strength—both inner peace and the capacity to uphold dharma—by grace.
In Saguna Shiva worship (including Jyotirlinga devotion), sincere discipleship expresses itself as faithful service, mantra-japa, and reverent pilgrimage; the ‘incomparable strength’ is understood as Shiva’s grace (śaktipāta) stabilizing the devotee’s mind and practice.
The implied takeaway is to cultivate śānta-ātmā (a शांत mind) through steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined devotion; the verse emphasizes inner readiness rather than naming a specific external rite.