Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
कुमाराद्भुतचरितवर्णनम् — Description of Kumāra’s Wondrous Deeds
कार्त्तिक उवाच । वधयोग्यो न विप्राऽजः स्वगृहं गच्छ नारद । पूर्णोऽस्तु तेऽध्वरस्सर्वः प्रसादादेव मे कृतः
kārttika uvāca | vadhayogyo na viprā'jaḥ svagṛhaṃ gaccha nārada | pūrṇo'stu te'dhvarassarvaḥ prasādādeva me kṛtaḥ
Kārttikeya berkata: “Kambing yang lahir daripada keturunan Brāhmaṇa ini tidak layak disembelih. Wahai Nārada, pulanglah ke rumahmu. Dengan rahmatku, seluruh upacara korbanmu biarlah menjadi sempurna—sesungguhnya ia terlaksana hanya oleh kurniaku.”
Kārttikeya (Skanda)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that true sanctity in worship is fulfilled by divine grace (prasāda) and dharma, not by violence; Kārttikeya upholds compassion and declares the rite complete through his blessing.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna divinity responds to devotion with prasāda; this mirrors Linga-worship where purity, restraint, and surrender invite Shiva’s (and Shiva’s family’s) grace to perfect the offering beyond external acts.
Prioritize sattvic worship—offerings without harm, prayer for prasāda, and devotion-centered recitation (such as the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the inner means to “complete” one’s worship.