Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46
दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode
दक्षोयं मम भक्तस्त्वां यन्निनिंद खलः पुरा । तत् क्षंतव्यं महेशाद्य निर्विकारो यतो भवान्
dakṣoyaṃ mama bhaktastvāṃ yanniniṃda khalaḥ purā | tat kṣaṃtavyaṃ maheśādya nirvikāro yato bhavān
“Dakṣa ini ialah bhakta-ku. Bahawa dahulu orang jahat itu mencela-Mu—wahai Maheśa—mohonlah diampuni, kerana Engkau sesungguhnya tidak berubah dan tidak tersentuh oleh sebarang reaksi.”
Parvati (Sati)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Connected to the Dakṣa-yajña cycle: Dakṣa’s offense (nindā) against Śiva and the subsequent restoration/forgiveness theme; not a jyotirliṅga origin account.
Significance: Teaches aparādha-kṣamā and the Lord’s nirvikāratva: devotees seek forgiveness and cultivate humility to loosen pāśa (bondage) created by ego and blasphemy.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as nirvikāra—unchanging Consciousness (Pati) beyond praise and blame—while teaching devotees to cultivate kṣamā (forgiveness) and not be bound by reactive ego.
Linga-worship points to Shiva’s formless, changeless reality; this verse echoes that transcendence while still addressing Shiva personally as Maheśa—showing nirguṇa truth expressed through saguna devotion.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the vow of kṣamā—mentally offering insults and praise alike into Shiva, remaining steady like the Linga in meditation.