Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
त्रिपुरदाहानन्तरं देवभयः ब्रह्मस्तुतिश्च — Fear of the Gods after Tripura’s Burning and Brahmā’s Praise
प्रसीद सर्वकर्ता त्वं नमामस्त्वां वयं मुदा । भक्तिर्दृढास्माकं नित्यं स्यादनपायिनी
prasīda sarvakartā tvaṃ namāmastvāṃ vayaṃ mudā | bhaktirdṛḍhāsmākaṃ nityaṃ syādanapāyinī
হে সর্বকর্তা, প্রসন্ন হন; আমরা আনন্দসহকারে আপনাকে প্রণাম করি। আপনার প্রতি আমাদের ভক্তি চিরকাল দৃঢ় থাকুক, কখনও বিচ্যুত না হোক।
Devas (gods) and/or Shiva’s devotees (collective supplication within the Yuddhakanda narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Highlights Śiva as sarvakartā (ultimate agent) in Siddhānta: devas seek enduring bhakti as the stable orientation that leads to grace and release from pāśa.
Mantra: प्रसीद सर्वकर्ता त्वं नमामस्त्वां वयं मुदा । भक्तिर्दृढास्माकं नित्यं स्यादनपायिनी
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It frames Shiva as Sarva-kartā (the supreme Lord behind all action) and teaches that divine grace (prasāda) culminates in an unwavering, enduring bhakti that sustains the soul toward liberation.
The verse models personal surrender to Saguna Shiva—approaching the Lord with joyful namaskāra and seeking steady devotion—an attitude central to Linga-worship where the devotee asks for prasāda and constancy in practice.
A simple daily discipline is implied: joyful prostration and prayer for steadfast bhakti, supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Shiva-pūjā with a mind fixed on unfailing devotion.