Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41
दधीच-शाप-हेतु-वर्णनम् / The Cause of Dadhīca’s Curse
Explaining Viṣṇu’s Role at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
अथ प्रीत्या शिवस्तात प्रसन्नश्च्यावनिं मुने । वरं ब्रूहीति स प्राह सुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा
atha prītyā śivastāta prasannaścyāvaniṃ mune | varaṃ brūhīti sa prāha suprasannena cetasā
അപ്പോൾ പ്രീതിവശാൽ ഭഗവാൻ ശിവൻ പ്രസന്നനായി. ഹേ മുനേ, അദ്ദേഹം പൂർണ്ണ ശാന്തചിത്തത്തോടെ ച്യവനനോട്—“വരം പറയുക; ഇഷ്ടം തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Boon-bestowal (vara-pradāna) is framed as Śiva’s grace responding to devotion—an archetypal assurance for pilgrims and worshippers seeking dharma, artha, kāma, and ultimately mokṣa.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when devotion ripens into sincere love, the Lord becomes pleased and invites the devotee to state a boon—showing that divine compassion responds to bhakti and purity of heart.
The verse reflects Saguna Śiva’s accessible, personal aspect—He listens, speaks, and blesses. In Linga-worship, the devotee similarly approaches Śiva as the gracious Lord who accepts offerings and grants spiritual upliftment according to dharma.
Cultivate a calm, pleased mind through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady bhakti; then offer prayer with clear intention, asking boons aligned with dharma and liberation.