Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
शङ्खचूडस्य मायायुद्धं तथा माहेश्वरास्त्रप्रभावः | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Māyā-Warfare and the Power of the Māheśvara Astra
नेदानीं कथयिष्यामि प्रकटं दीनवत्सलम् । पश्चात्त्वां कथयिष्यामि पुनस्सत्यं करिष्यसि
nedānīṃ kathayiṣyāmi prakaṭaṃ dīnavatsalam | paścāttvāṃ kathayiṣyāmi punassatyaṃ kariṣyasi
नेदानीं कथयिष्यामि प्रकटं दीनवत्सलम् । पश्चात्त्वां कथयिष्यामि पुनः सत्यं करिष्यसि ॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
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It highlights Shiva as dīnavatsala—merciful to the suffering—and frames satya (truth) as a dharmic vow that must be upheld, aligning devotion with ethical integrity.
By praising Shiva’s accessible compassion, it supports Saguna devotion: the devotee approaches the manifest Lord (as worshipped in the Linga) trusting His protective grace toward the afflicted.
A practical takeaway is satya-niyama (truthfulness) alongside bhakti—daily remembrance of Shiva with the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offered with sincere intent for relief and inner steadiness.