Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas
ब्रह्मन् त्वयैव गंतव्यं प्रसाद्योऽयं महाबलः । यथा ब्रह्मन्नयः स्याद्वै तथा कार्यं त्वया विधे
brahman tvayaiva gaṃtavyaṃ prasādyo'yaṃ mahābalaḥ | yathā brahmannayaḥ syādvai tathā kāryaṃ tvayā vidhe
ब्रह्मन् त्वयैव गन्तव्यं प्रसाद्योऽयं महाबलः। यथा ब्रह्मन् नयः स्याद्वै तथा कार्यं त्वया विधे॥
Sanatkumāra (in Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative context, advising Brahmā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that even exalted beings must personally approach and seek divine favor (prasāda). In Shaiva understanding, harmony and right order arise when ego yields to devotion and one acts under the Lord’s grace rather than mere authority.
“Prasādyaḥ” points to propitiation of the Supreme in a worshipful, Saguna mode—approaching Shiva with reverence through pūjā, stotra, and surrender. Linga-worship is a primary Shaiva means for receiving prasāda and restoring auspicious order.
The practical takeaway is humble approach and propitiation: perform Shiva-pūjā with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offer water and bilva leaves to the Linga, and seek inner alignment so that “naya” (right guidance) is established.