Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51
दधीच-शाप-हेतु-वर्णनम् / The Cause of Dadhīca’s Curse
Explaining Viṣṇu’s Role at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
पूजया तस्य सन्तुष्टो भगवान् मधुसूदनः । प्रददौ दर्शनं तस्मै दिव्यं वै गरुडध्वजः
pūjayā tasya santuṣṭo bhagavān madhusūdanaḥ | pradadau darśanaṃ tasmai divyaṃ vai garuḍadhvajaḥ
Nalugod sa kanyang pagsamba, ang Mapalad na Panginoong Madhusūdana—yaong may watawat ni Garuḍa—ay nagkaloob sa kanya ng banal na darśana, isang makalangit na pagtanaw sa Kanyang sarili.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; depicts ‘darśana’ as a form of grace (anugraha) granted by Madhusūdana in response to pūjā.
Significance: Affirms the general Purāṇic principle: sincere worship yields divine audience; within the chapter’s arc, it also sets up the contrast that even such darśana does not supersede Śiva’s dispensation protecting his devotee.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It affirms that sincere worship (pūjā) ripens into grace—experienced as darśana—showing that divine revelation is a response to devotion and inner purity, a theme harmonized in Shaiva Siddhanta as the Lord’s anugraha (bestowing grace).
Though the verse names Vishnu, the Shiva Purana’s broader narrative emphasizes that devotion to a manifest form (saguṇa upāsanā)—such as Liṅga worship—stabilizes the mind and invites grace, culminating in experiential confirmation (darśana) rather than mere belief.
Steady pūjā with focused remembrance is implied; in Shaiva practice this aligns with daily Liṅga-arcana, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and purity disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to sustain devotion until grace dawns as inner darśana.