Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
एवं फलति कालेन शिवेऽल्पमपि यत्कृतम् । इति ज्ञात्वा शिवे कार्यं भजनं सुसुखार्थिभिः
evaṃ phalati kālena śive'lpamapi yatkṛtam | iti jñātvā śive kāryaṃ bhajanaṃ susukhārthibhiḥ
Demikianlah, pada waktunya, walau sedikit sahaja yang dilakukan untuk Śiva tetap berbuah. Mengetahui hal ini, mereka yang mendambakan kesejahteraan sejati hendaklah berbhakti dan bersembahyang kepada Śiva.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: General purāṇic teaching: even minimal śiva-bhakti accrues puṇya that matures over time; the verse functions as a phala-śruti style exhortation rather than a site-specific legend.
Significance: Affirms that small acts of Śiva-worship (arcana, dīpa, namaskāra, smaraṇa) ripen into lasting welfare (sukha/śreyas), encouraging steady pilgrimage and daily temple practice.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva responds even to small acts of devotion, and that their merit matures with time—encouraging steady bhakti as a reliable path to welfare and liberation.
It supports Saguna upāsanā: even simple, sincere worship of Śiva—commonly through the Śiva-liṅga with offerings and remembrance—accumulates grace and bears fruit in due course.
Regular Shiva bhajana—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” simple liṅga-pūjā, and mindful remembrance—performed consistently, even in small measure.