Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 24
Yatinātha-līlā: Śiva’s Test of the Bhilla Devotees at Arbuda Mountain
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे साक्षात्पुरः प्रादुरभूच्छिवः । धन्ये धन्ये इति प्रीत्या प्रशंसस्तां हरोऽब्रवीत्
etasminnantare sākṣātpuraḥ prādurabhūcchivaḥ | dhanye dhanye iti prītyā praśaṃsastāṃ haro'bravīt
ਉਸੇ ਵੇਲੇ ਸਾਕਸ਼ਾਤ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਏ। ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਹਰ ਨੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਸਿਫ਼ਤ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਕਿਹਾ—“ਧੰਨ ਹੈਂ, ਧੰਨ ਹੈਂ!”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: A classic Purāṇic motif: when devotion reaches its limit, Śiva manifests ‘sākṣāt’ (directly) to grant boon and confirm grace; here the appearance is triggered by the devotee’s extreme fidelity and surrender.
Significance: Darśana of Śiva (even as narrative remembrance) is held to bestow pāpa-kṣaya and strengthen śaraṇāgati; the refrain ‘dhanye dhanye’ models Śiva’s approval of sincere devotion.
Mantra: धन्ये धन्ये (dhanye dhanye)
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: pratyakṣa-darśana (direct manifestation)
FAQs
It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): when devotion ripens, the Lord who is beyond form also becomes directly present in a compassionate, perceivable way, affirming the devotee’s spiritual worthiness.
The verse presents sākṣāt-prādurbhāva (direct manifestation), a Saguna expression of the same Supreme Śiva worshipped as the Liṅga—showing that Liṅga-bhakti culminates in the Lord’s tangible blessing and reassurance.
Steady bhakti supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular Śiva-pūjā (with bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa where appropriate) is implied as the devotional path that invites Śiva’s grace.