Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 64
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
कलिंगविषये राज्यं प्राप्तो धर्मरतिं सदा । शिवालये समुद्दीप्य दीपान्प्राग्वासनोदयात्
kaliṃgaviṣaye rājyaṃ prāpto dharmaratiṃ sadā | śivālaye samuddīpya dīpānprāgvāsanodayāt
ครั้นได้ครองราชย์ในแคว้นกลิงคะ เขาก็ยึดมั่นในธรรมเสมอ และด้วยการตื่นขึ้นแห่งวาสนาเดิมอันเป็นบุญ จึงให้จุดประทีปให้สว่างไสวในศิวาลัย.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: The transformed man attains kingship in Kaliṅga and becomes dhārmika; the key mechanism is prāgvāsanā-udaya—latent saṃskāras awakened by prior contact with Śiva’s temple—leading to continued dīpa-sevā.
Significance: Teaches that temple-sevā plants enduring saṃskāras that later mature into righteous rule and sustained devotion; encourages repeated offerings (especially dīpa) as a purifier of intention.
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that dharmic rulership and temple-service to Śiva—such as lighting lamps—arise from prior saṃskāras (vāsanās) and become a means of inner purification, turning worldly power toward devotion to Pati (Śiva).
Lighting lamps in the Śivālaya is a Saguna form of worship that honors Śiva’s presence in the temple (often as the Liṅga), cultivating bhakti and steadiness of mind; through such outward upacāra, the devotee is led toward deeper realization.
Dīpa-dāna (offering/lighting lamps) in a Śiva temple, performed with remembrance of Śiva and a dharmic intent; it can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” while beholding the lamp as a symbol of Śiva’s illuminating grace.