Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
यदि देव प्रसव्रोऽसि तपसा मम सांप्रतम् । वृतस्तदायं प्रथमो वरो मम विधीयताम्
yadi deva prasavro'si tapasā mama sāṃpratam | vṛtastadāyaṃ prathamo varo mama vidhīyatām
主よ、もし今、わたしの苦行ゆえに真にわたしを嘉し給うなら、わたしが選ぶこの第一の恩寵（ヴァラ）をお授けください。
Satī (addressing Lord Śiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
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The verse highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that sincere tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) ripens into Śiva’s anugraha (grace), after which the devotee may rightly seek a boon aligned with dharma and devotion.
Satī addresses Śiva personally (Saguna devotion), showing that worship is relational—through prayer, austerity, and surrender—leading to Śiva’s responsive grace, which Linga-worship similarly embodies as accessible divine presence.
The takeaway is tapas joined with prayerful surrender—steady japa (especially “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), vrata observance, and inward discipline—performed to seek Śiva’s grace rather than mere worldly gain.