Shloka 34
क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं
श्रीभगवानुवाच भोभो दधीच ब्रह्मर्षे भवार्चनरताव्यय वरमेकं वृणे त्वत्तस् तं भवान्दातुमर्हति
śrībhagavānuvāca bhobho dadhīca brahmarṣe bhavārcanaratāvyaya varamekaṃ vṛṇe tvattas taṃ bhavāndātumarhati
Đấng Thế Tôn phán: “Này, này Dadhīca, bậc Brahmarṣi! Hỡi người bất hoại, luôn chuyên tâm thờ phụng Bhava (Śiva), ta xin chọn một ân huệ từ nơi ngươi; xin hãy hoan hỷ ban cho ta.”
Śrī Bhagavān (the Lord, in-context a divine speaker addressing the sage Dadhīca)
FAQs
It establishes bhavārcana (worship of Bhava/Śiva) as the defining virtue of the devotee-sage, making him a fit vessel through whom divine purposes in Linga-centered dharma are fulfilled.
By invoking Bhava and calling the devotee “avyaya,” the verse points to Śiva as Pati—the Lord whose grace makes devotion steady and enduring, and whose will operates through purified beings.
Bhavārcana—regular, focused worship of Śiva (often expressed as Linga-pūjā)—is highlighted as the core sādhana that aligns the pashu (individual soul) toward the Pati.