Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure
Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation
ममांगाच्च समुत्पन्नो मत्कार्यं कर्तुमर्हसि । मदीयस्त्वं सदा पूज्यो भविष्यति न संशयः
mamāṃgācca samutpanno matkāryaṃ kartumarhasi | madīyastvaṃ sadā pūjyo bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
میرے ہی جسم سے پیدا ہوا تو میرے کام کو پورا کرنے کے لائق ہے۔ تو میرا ہے؛ اس لیے تو ہمیشہ قابلِ پرستش رہے گا—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva as the supreme Pati who empowers a being born of His own essence to fulfill divine will; Shiva’s grace (anugraha) both assigns sacred duty and confers lasting honor through worship-worthiness.
It reflects Saguna Shiva’s personal agency: the Lord who is worshipped also establishes who is to be honored in His cosmic order. Such reverence ultimately leads back to Shiva as the source, as in Linga-worship where all sanctity proceeds from Him.
The takeaway is seva-bhāva (devotional service) aligned with Shiva’s will—practically expressed through daily Shiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering reverence to Shiva’s divine order and attendants.