Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
अधुना वसुदोस्माभिर्महादेवो न पूजितः । सकामानां यथाकामं यथोक्तफलदायकः
adhunā vasudosmābhirmahādevo na pūjitaḥ | sakāmānāṃ yathākāmaṃ yathoktaphaladāyakaḥ
今や、ああヴァスよ、我らはマハーデーヴァをまだ礼拝していない。されど彼は宣言されたとおりの果報を授ける御方であり、世俗の願いを求める者には、その望みのままに果を与え給う。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages, conveying the statement within the chapter’s dialogue)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Affirms Śiva as āśutoṣa—granting desired fruits to sakāma devotees; motivates worship even for worldly aims while implicitly pointing beyond to higher grace.
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as the unfailing dispenser of results: even when devotees approach with worldly desires (sakāma), his governance of karma and grace ensures outcomes align with one’s intent and the scriptural order—pointing ultimately toward learning to mature into niṣkāma devotion.
The verse underscores Saguna Śiva’s approachable, boon-giving aspect—worship of the Liṅga as Śiva’s manifest presence is traditionally taught to yield specific, declared fruits (yathokta-phala), while also preparing the devotee for deeper, more inward realization.
The takeaway is to perform regular Śiva-pūjā with clear intention—such as Liṅga-abhisheka, japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined vrata—so that desires are refined and offerings become increasingly niṣkāma.