Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्यास्सन्तुष्टोभूद्वृषस्स वै । तदेवंवादिनीं साध्वीमुवाच विधिनन्दन
brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vacastasyāssantuṣṭobhūdvṛṣassa vai | tadevaṃvādinīṃ sādhvīmuvāca vidhinandana
Phạm Thiên nói: Nghe lời nàng, con bò ấy (Dharma) quả thật hoan hỷ. Bấy giờ, con của Đấng An Bài (Phạm Thiên), hướng về người phụ nữ hiền đức đang nói như thế, liền đáp lời nàng.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that truthful, dharmic speech pleases Dharma itself, and that divine instruction flows toward the virtuous—supporting the Shaiva view that purity of conduct steadies the soul (paśu) for devotion to Pati (Śiva).
Though the verse is narrative, it frames the inner qualification for Saguna Shiva worship: when Dharma is pleased, one becomes fit to receive guidance that culminates in right worship—outer rites (like Linga-pūjā) grounded in inner virtue.
The implied practice is disciplined speech and conduct (satya, dharma) as a preparatory sādhana; paired with steady japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” it aligns one’s life with Shaiva devotion.