Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52
दधीच-शाप-हेतु-वर्णनम् / The Cause of Dadhīca’s Curse
Explaining Viṣṇu’s Role at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
दिव्येन दर्शनेनैव दृष्ट्वा देवं जनार्दनम् । तुष्टाव वाग्भिरिष्टाभिः प्रणम्य गरुडध्वजम्
divyena darśanenaiva dṛṣṭvā devaṃ janārdanam | tuṣṭāva vāgbhiriṣṭābhiḥ praṇamya garuḍadhvajam
ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਨਾਲ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਜਨਾਰਦਨ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਗਰੁੜਧ੍ਵਜ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਮ ਕੀਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਿਯ ਤੇ ਯੋਗ ਬਚਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦੇਵ ਦੀ ਸਿਫ਼ਤ ਕੀਤੀ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; continues the darśana-to-stuti devotional sequence, highlighting proper response to divine epiphany: praṇāma and stotra.
Significance: Models bhakti etiquette (darśana → praṇāma → stuti). In the chapter’s larger Śaiva arc, it also shows that even successful recourse to other deities remains within Śiva’s overarching governance.
Type: stotra
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It highlights that true spiritual progress begins with divya-darśana (grace-born inner vision) and is completed through humility (praṇāma) and sincere stuti—devotion expressed through purified speech.
Though the verse names Viṣṇu, the Shiva Purana often teaches harmony among deities: reverent praise of a saguna form after darśana mirrors how devotees approach Śiva’s Liṅga—first receiving presence, then offering prayer and surrender.
Practice darśana-bhāvanā (visualizing the Lord with steadiness), followed by praṇāma and stotra-japa; in Shaiva practice this naturally aligns with chanting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a focused mind and reverent speech.