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
Brahmā nói: Bấy giờ, khi đã biết rằng bậc đại hồn Dadhīca quả thật bất khả xâm phạm, Hari (Viṣṇu) liền tưởng niệm uy lực và oai quang vô song của Maheśa (Đại Thần Śiva).
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
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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.