Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45
दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode
सर्वव्यापी स्वैरवर्ती वेदवेद्ययशाः प्रभोः । अनुग्रहः कृतस्तेन कृताश्चासुकृता वयम्
sarvavyāpī svairavartī vedavedyayaśāḥ prabhoḥ | anugrahaḥ kṛtastena kṛtāścāsukṛtā vayam
प्रभू सर्वव्यापी आहेत, स्वैरवर्ती आहेत, आणि ज्यांची कीर्ती वेदांनी जाणण्यासारखी आहे। त्यांनी अनुग्रह केला; त्या कृपेने आम्हीही, पूर्वी अल्प पुण्यवान असूनसुद्धा, योग्य ठरलो आहोत।
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating the purāṇic account within the Satī narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General theological statement: the Veda-known, all-pervading Lord bestows grace that transforms the unmeritorious into the worthy; not a shrine legend.
Significance: Emphasizes anugraha as the decisive cause of uplift—key Siddhānta soteriology for pilgrims and householders alike.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati—all-pervading and sovereign—whose anugraha alone can uplift beings, transforming even the “asukṛta” (low-merit) into fit recipients of dharma and liberation.
Linga/Saguṇa worship is a concrete way to approach the all-pervading Lord; this verse emphasizes that the true fruit of such worship is Śiva’s grace, not merely ritual performance.
Cultivate anugraha-bhāvanā: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility, offering worship to the Śiva-liṅga while remembering that merit matures chiefly through Śiva’s compassionate favor.