Shloka 36
दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness
Kṣu’s Request
मयि पश्य जगत्सर्वं त्वया युक्तमतंद्रितः । ब्रह्माणं च तथा रुद्रं दिव्यां दृष्टिं ददामि ते
mayi paśya jagatsarvaṃ tvayā yuktamataṃdritaḥ | brahmāṇaṃ ca tathā rudraṃ divyāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ dadāmi te
मयि युक्तोऽतन्द्रितस्त्वं मय्येव जगत्सर्वं पश्य। ब्रह्माणं रुद्रं च द्रष्टुं ते दिव्यदृष्टिं ददाम्यहम्॥
Lord Shiva (Rudra)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Vision of the universe-in-Śiva (immanence) and perception of Brahmā-Rudra hierarchy as a revelatory event.
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva (Pati) is the inner ground of the entire cosmos and that true knowledge arises by His grace as “divine vision,” enabling the seeker to perceive reality in Shiva rather than as separate from Him.
Linga-worship trains the mind to recognize Shiva as the all-pervading support of manifest existence; this verse expresses that culmination—through devotion and inner union, the devotee is granted the capacity to see the universe established in Shiva’s presence (Saguna leading toward the realization of the supreme principle).
A focused dhyāna: remain “ataṃdrita” (steadfast), contemplate all beings and worlds as resting in Shiva, and pray for His anugraha (grace) for divya-dṛṣṭi; this pairs naturally with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and Linga-dhyāna.