Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 46
वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च
Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn
मखपाल मखाधीश मखविध्वंसकारक । कृपां कुरु मशानापराधं नः क्षमस्व वै
makhapāla makhādhīśa makhavidhvaṃsakāraka | kṛpāṃ kuru maśānāparādhaṃ naḥ kṣamasva vai
হে যজ্ঞরক্ষক, হে যজ্ঞাধীশ, হে যজ্ঞবিধ্বংসক! হে মহেশান, কৃপা করো; শ্মশান-সম্পর্কিত আমাদের অপরাধ সত্যই ক্ষমা করো।
Sages/devotees addressing Lord Shiva (within Suta Goswami’s Vayu Samhita narration)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Mantra: makhapāla makhādhīśa makhavidhvaṃsakāraka | kṛpāṃ kuru maśānāparādhaṃ naḥ kṣamasva vai
Type: stotra
Role: destructive
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender): even when one errs in sacred observance, liberation depends on Shiva’s anugraha (grace), not on ritual pride. Shiva is praised as the true Lord of yajña who dissolves ego-bound religiosity.
Addressing Shiva with personal epithets and asking forgiveness is classic Saguna-bhakti. In Linga worship too, the devotee approaches Shiva as the compassionate Lord who accepts repentance and purifies offences through devotion.
Atonement through humble confession and mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—along with reverent conduct in Shiva’s sacred spaces (including maśāna symbolism: impermanence and dispassion) is implied.