Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode
अनुग्रहः कृतस्ते हि दंडव्याजेन शंकर । खलोहं मूढधीर्देव ज्ञातं तत्त्वं मया न ते
anugrahaḥ kṛtaste hi daṃḍavyājena śaṃkara | khalohaṃ mūḍhadhīrdeva jñātaṃ tattvaṃ mayā na te
O Śaṅkara, wahrlich hast du mir Gnade erwiesen unter dem Vorwand der Strafe. Ich bin in der Tat ein schlechter Mensch, o Herr, von verwirrtem Verstand; dein wahres Wesen (tattva) habe ich nicht erkannt.
An offender/devotee addressing Lord Shiva (Śaṅkara) in repentance (Satīkhaṇḍa narrative context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: अनुग्रहः कृतस्ते हि दंडव्याजेन शंकर । खलोहं मूढधीर्देव ज्ञातं तत्त्वं मया न ते
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace) can appear as correction or suffering; when ego collapses, the soul admits ignorance of Shiva-tattva and becomes fit for purification and liberation.
It supports Saguna Shiva-bhakti: the devotee turns to Śaṅkara as a personal Lord who guides through discipline, leading the soul toward deeper realization of Shiva’s tattva beyond mere outer understanding.
Cultivate repentance and surrender with japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and perform simple Śiva-upāsanā such as offering water to the Liṅga while mentally accepting hardships as Shiva’s corrective grace.