Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58
दधीच-शाप-हेतु-वर्णनम् / The Cause of Dadhīca’s Curse
Explaining Viṣṇu’s Role at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
ब्रह्मोवाच । अथ ज्ञात्वा दधीचस्य ह्यवध्यत्वं महात्मनः । सस्मारास्य महेशस्य प्रभावमतुलं हरिः
brahmovāca | atha jñātvā dadhīcasya hyavadhyatvaṃ mahātmanaḥ | sasmārāsya maheśasya prabhāvamatulaṃ hariḥ
Wika ni Brahmā: Pagkaraan, nang maunawaan na ang dakilang si Dadhīca ay tunay na di-masusugatan, inalaala ni Hari (Viṣṇu) ang walang kapantay na kapangyarihan at karilagan ni Maheśa (Panginoong Śiva).
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
The verse highlights that when worldly power meets a limit (Dadhīca’s invulnerability), the wise turn toward the supreme divine agency—Maheśa’s incomparable śakti—affirming Śiva as the ultimate refuge and transcendent Lord (Pati) in Shaiva Siddhanta.
Remembering Maheśa’s ‘atula prabhāva’ supports Saguna Shiva-upāsanā: devotees contemplate Śiva’s manifest sovereignty and grace (often approached through the Liṅga) as the effective, accessible form through which divine power operates in the world.
A key takeaway is smaraṇa (devotional recollection): mentally invoke Lord Śiva’s glory while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya,’ optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady remembrance.