Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 63
भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast
धर्मादयस्सदस्याश्च रक्षिता गरुडध्वजः । भागांश्च प्रतिगृह्णंति साक्षादिंद्रादयः सुराः
dharmādayassadasyāśca rakṣitā garuḍadhvajaḥ | bhāgāṃśca pratigṛhṇaṃti sākṣādiṃdrādayaḥ surāḥ
ധർമ്മാദി സഭാസദന്മാർ ഗരുഡധ്വജനായ ഭഗവാൻ (വിഷ്ണു) കാത്തു രക്ഷിച്ചു; ഇന്ദ്രാദി ദേവന്മാർ തങ്ങളുടെ ഹവിഭാഗങ്ങൾ നേരിട്ട് സ്വീകരിച്ചു।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: Devas receiving bhāga in yajña—maintenance of cosmic administration despite underlying offense
FAQs
It shows that cosmic order (dharma) and the functioning of ritual are upheld through divine guardianship, while the devas receive only their allotted portions—implying that higher liberation is not achieved by shares of ritual merit alone but by turning toward the Supreme (Pati) beyond limited fruits.
While the verse speaks of sacrificial distribution among devas, the Shiva Purana repeatedly contrasts such limited, result-oriented rites with Linga-worship directed to Saguna Shiva, where devotion and surrender purify the soul and orient it toward Shiva’s grace rather than merely securing worldly boons.
Perform offerings with right intention—pair outer worship (such as Linga-archana) with inner remembrance of Shiva through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), treating ritual ‘shares’ as secondary to devotion and purification.