Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
वराङ्ग्याः सुतजन्म-उत्पातवर्णनम् | Birth of Varāṅgī’s Son and the Description of Portents
Utpātas
इत्युक्तोऽथ तदा तेन दैत्येनाहं मुनीश्वर । वरं च तादृशं दत्त्वा स्वलोकमगमं द्रुतम्
ityukto'tha tadā tena daityenāhaṃ munīśvara | varaṃ ca tādṛśaṃ dattvā svalokamagamaṃ drutam
那魔族如此对我陈述之后，噢诸牟尼之主，我便赐予他那样的恩赐；赐毕，我迅速返回了自己的天界。
Brahma (narrating to a sage addressed as Munīśvara)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse highlights how worldly power gained through boons is transient; the narrator grants the request and departs, implying that lasting good comes not from external favors but from alignment with dharma and devotion to Pati (Śiva), the true liberator.
By contrast: a boon is a transactional gift, while Liṅga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship is transformative—turning the mind from desire-driven pursuits toward grace (anugraha), purification, and steadiness in bhakti.
The takeaway is to prefer sādhana over petitions: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, seeking purity and liberation rather than mere worldly boons.