Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness
Kṣu’s Request
भूतं भविष्यं देवेश वर्तमानं जनार्दन । ज्ञानं प्रसादाद्रुद्रस्य सदा त्रैकालिकं मम
bhūtaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ deveśa vartamānaṃ janārdana | jñānaṃ prasādādrudrasya sadā traikālikaṃ mama
O Panginoon ng mga diyos, O Janārdana—sa biyaya ni Rudra, ang aking kaalaman ay laging tatluhan sa panahon: nasasaklaw ang nakaraan, ang darating, at ang kasalukuyan.
Satī
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that true jñāna is not merely intellectual but arises from Rudra’s prasāda; by Śiva’s grace, awareness becomes steady and clear across past, present, and future—pointing to Pati (Śiva) as the ultimate giver of liberating knowledge in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.
In Shiva Purana theology, devotion to Saguna Śiva—often approached through the Śiva-liṅga—invites Rudra’s grace (prasāda). That grace matures the devotee’s insight, transforming worship from outer ritual into inner illumination that ‘sees’ the flow of time without being bound by it.
The practical takeaway is to seek Rudra’s prasāda through steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Śiva-pūjā; cultivating devotion and purity makes jñāna arise as grace rather than mere study.