Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 42
वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च
Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn
वायुरुवाच । तं तथा व्याकुलं भीतं प्रलपंतं कृतागसम् । स्मयन्निवावदत्प्रेक्ष्य मा भैरिति १ घृणानिधिः
vāyuruvāca | taṃ tathā vyākulaṃ bhītaṃ pralapaṃtaṃ kṛtāgasam | smayannivāvadatprekṣya mā bhairiti 1 ghṛṇānidhiḥ
Vāyu sprach: Als er ihn so sah — verstört, voller Furcht, klagend und von Schuld beladen — sprach die Schatzkammer des Mitgefühls, gleichsam lächelnd, zu ihm: „Fürchte dich nicht.“
Vayu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: mā bhaiḥ
FAQs
It highlights that even when a soul is shaken by fear and guilt, divine compassion responds first with reassurance—urging surrender, calmness, and the turning of the mind toward liberation rather than despair.
The command “Do not fear” reflects Saguna Shiva’s grace-filled accessibility: the devotee approaches the Linga as a living refuge where agitation and the burden of wrongdoing are transformed through repentance, devotion, and divine mercy.
A practical takeaway is fearlessness through japa and surrender: repeat the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath, confess wrongdoing inwardly, and mentally take refuge at Shiva’s feet (śaraṇāgati).