Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness
Kṣu’s Request
विष्णुरुवाच । भो भो दधीच विप्रर्षे भवार्चनरताव्यय । वरमेकं वृणे त्वत्तस्तद्भवान् दातुमर्हति
viṣṇuruvāca | bho bho dadhīca viprarṣe bhavārcanaratāvyaya | varamekaṃ vṛṇe tvattastadbhavān dātumarhati
毗湿奴说道：“噢，尊贵的达提奇婆罗门圣仙，噢，婆罗门中最上者——恒常不移地礼敬婆婆（Bhava，主湿婆）——我向你祈求一项恩赐，愿你欢喜赐予我。”
Lord Vishnu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: भो भो दधीच विप्रर्षे भवार्चनरताव्यय । वरमेकं वृणे त्वत्तस्तद्भवान् दातुमर्हति
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights that even exalted deities approach Śiva’s devotees with humility, affirming the Shaiva teaching that steadfast bhakti to Bhava (Śiva) becomes a channel of grace and spiritual power.
By praising Dadhīci as “bhavārcana-rata,” the text elevates concrete devotional worship (arcana) of Saguna Śiva—often expressed through Liṅga-pūjā—as a potent and respected path, honored across the divine hierarchy.
The takeaway is steadiness in Śiva-arcana: daily Liṅga worship with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offered with unwavering devotion (avyaya-bhakti).