Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्
Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission
इमां यश्च पठेन्नित्यं शत्रुबाधानिवारिकाम् । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति ततो मुक्तिं लभेत ना
imāṃ yaśca paṭhennityaṃ śatrubādhānivārikām | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti tato muktiṃ labheta nā
Wer dies täglich rezitiert — diesen Vers, der die von Feinden verursachten Bedrängnisse abwehrt — erlangt alle Wünsche; doch durch dies allein gewinnt er keine Befreiung (Moksha).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: A pragmatic phalaśruti: daily recitation removes enemy-caused afflictions and yields desired ends, but is explicitly said not to confer mokṣa by itself—distinguishing worldly protection from liberating grace.
Significance: Frames the text as a protective remedy (rakṣā) for worldly obstacles; implicitly warns that liberation requires deeper transformation beyond kāmya benefits.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It distinguishes between siddhis and worldly success gained through devotional recitation and the higher goal of moksha, which in Shaiva Siddhanta requires Shiva’s liberating grace and true inner transformation, not merely the fruit of protective chants.
The verse reflects Saguna Shiva worship where recitation and prayer can yield tangible results like protection and fulfillment of aims; it also cautions that liberation arises from deeper devotion, right understanding, and Shiva’s anugraha rather than benefit-oriented worship alone.
Daily recitation (nitya-pāṭha) as a protective practice; to orient it toward liberation, pair it with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Tripuṇḍra/bhasma reverence, and devotion that seeks Shiva’s grace rather than only worldly outcomes.