Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
दक्षस्य तपः तथा जगदम्बायाः प्रत्यक्षता — Dakṣa’s Austerities and the Direct Manifestation of Jagadambā
ब्रह्मोवाच । शृणु नारद धन्यस्त्वं मुनिभिर्भक्तितोखिलैः । यथा तेपे तपो दक्षो वरं प्राप च सुव्रतः
brahmovāca | śṛṇu nārada dhanyastvaṃ munibhirbhaktitokhilaiḥ | yathā tepe tapo dakṣo varaṃ prāpa ca suvrataḥ
ဗြဟ္မာက ပြော၏—“နာရဒာ၊ နားထောင်လော့။ သင်သည် ကံကောင်းမြတ်သူ၊ ဘက္တိကြောင့် မုနိအပေါင်းတို့က လေးစားကြ၏။ ဒက္ခသည် သန့်ရှင်းသော ဝရတကို ခိုင်မြဲစွာ ထိန်းသိမ်း၍ တပသ်ကို မည်သို့ ကျင့်ကာ ဝရ (အပေးအမြတ်) ကို မည်သို့ ရရှိခဲ့သည်ကို ငါ ပြောမည်။”
Brahmā
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It establishes bhakti and disciplined tapas (suvrata) as spiritually potent—worthy of the sages’ reverence—and frames the coming narrative as a lesson on how sincere austerity leads to divinely sanctioned outcomes.
Though the verse is introductory, it points to the Shaiva pattern where devotion and vrata prepare the seeker for grace; in the Shiva Purana, such preparation commonly culminates in Saguna Shiva’s bestowal of boons through worshipful disciplines centered on Shiva (often via Linga-upāsanā).
The takeaway is vrata with tapas—steady observances, purity of intent, and devotional discipline; practically, this aligns with structured worship such as daily japa (e.g., Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and austerity-based vows undertaken with devotion.