Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
दधीच-शाप-हेतु-वर्णनम् / The Cause of Dadhīca’s Curse
Explaining Viṣṇu’s Role at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
कृत्वा न्यासादिकं सर्वं संपूज्य विधिवच्छिवम् । संविधायेदं निर्व्यग्रश्शंकरं भक्तवत्सलम्
kṛtvā nyāsādikaṃ sarvaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivacchivam | saṃvidhāyedaṃ nirvyagraśśaṃkaraṃ bhaktavatsalam
ന്യാസാദി എല്ലാ മുൻകൃത്യങ്ങളും ചെയ്തു, വിധിപ്രകാരം ശിവനെ സമ്യകായി പൂജിക്കുക. തുടർന്ന് വ്യഗ്രതയില്ലാത്ത മനസ്സോടെ, ഭക്തവത്സലനായ ശങ്കരനെ കേന്ദ്രമാക്കി ഈ അനുഷ്ഠാനം നടത്തണം.
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating Śiva-worship procedure to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Highlights the ‘vidhi’ (prescribed method) and mental one-pointedness as prerequisites for Śiva’s grace; applicable across Śiva temples and liṅga-sannidhis.
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s worship should be preceded by inner-and-outer purification (nyāsa and allied rites) and completed with single-pointed attention, because Śaṅkara responds to sincere devotion with grace.
The verse emphasizes vidhivat pūjā—formal, scriptural worship—directed to Śiva as a personal Lord (Saguna), which in practice is commonly done through Śiva-liṅga worship supported by mantra and ritual placement (nyāsa).
Perform nyāsa (mantra-placement on the body), complete the prescribed pūjā, and then continue the observance with a steady, undistracted mind focused on Śiva—an instruction that naturally supports japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and dhyāna.