Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 67
भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast
कृत्वापि सुमहत्पापं भक्त्या यजति यश्शिवम् । मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैर्नात्र कार्या विचारणा
kṛtvāpi sumahatpāpaṃ bhaktyā yajati yaśśivam | mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvairnātra kāryā vicāraṇā
ولو ارتكب المرءُ إثماً عظيماً، فإذا عبدَ الربَّ شيفا ببهكتي أُطلق من جميع الآثام؛ وفي هذا لا حاجةَ إلى شكٍّ ولا إلى مزيدِ نظرٍ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single shrine; expresses the Siddhāntic doctrine that Śiva’s grace (anugraha) can burn pāpa and loosen pāśa when the paśu turns in bhakti toward Pati.
Significance: Assures pilgrims and householders that sincere Śiva-bhakti has expiatory power surpassing conventional prāyaścitta, provided it is genuine and not accompanied by nindā.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It proclaims Śiva’s supreme grace: sincere bhakti to Pati (Lord Śiva) can dissolve even grave karmic stains, loosening pāśa (bondage) and turning the seeker toward liberation.
The verse emphasizes worship (yajana) done with devotion; in Shiva Purana practice this is commonly expressed through Saguna worship such as Śiva-liṅga pūjā, where heartfelt bhakti becomes the channel for Śiva’s purifying grace.
Devotional Śiva worship—especially liṅga-pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a practical means of inner purification and release from pāpa.