Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin
इत्युक्त्वा विररामैव श्रीकृष्णो राधया सह । प्रसन्नोऽभूच्छिवस्तत्र शरणागतवत्सलः
ityuktvā virarāmaiva śrīkṛṣṇo rādhayā saha | prasanno'bhūcchivastatra śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ
فلما قال ذلك، سكت شري كريشنا مع رادها. عندئذٍ سُرَّ شيفا في ذلك الموضع، وهو المحبّ دائمًا لمن يلجأ إليه طالبًا الملاذ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Rādhā
Role: teaching
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
The verse highlights śaraṇāgati—wholehearted surrender—as a direct cause of Śiva’s grace. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, when the soul (paśu) turns to the Lord (Pati) for refuge, His compassion loosens bondage (pāśa) and opens the way to liberation.
Śiva is praised here in His accessible, gracious (saguṇa) aspect—‘śaraṇāgatavatsala’—the Lord who responds to devotion. This is the same devotional stance used in Liṅga worship: approaching Śiva as the living refuge who accepts prayers, offerings, and repentance.
The practical takeaway is to cultivate surrender while repeating Śiva’s name or the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering worship with a refuge-seeking heart; the verse emphasizes inner bhakti more than any single external rite.