Shloka 12
Kāmarūpeśvara’s Trial and Śiva’s Hidden Protection (कামरूपेश्वर-रक्षा-प्रसङ्गः)
मम भक्तं यदा कश्चित्पीडयत्यतिदारुणः । तदाहं तस्य रक्षार्थं दुष्टं हन्मि न संशयः
mama bhaktaṃ yadā kaścitpīḍayatyatidāruṇaḥ | tadāhaṃ tasya rakṣārthaṃ duṣṭaṃ hanmi na saṃśayaḥ
“Whenever someone cruelly afflicts My devotee, then, for that devotee’s protection, I strike down the wicked—of this there is no doubt.”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Role: liberating
FAQs
It affirms Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who actively safeguards His bhaktas: sincere devotion draws divine grace, and adharma directed at a devotee is met by Shiva’s protective intervention.
In Saguna worship, the Linga is approached as the living presence of Shiva who hears, protects, and responds. This verse supports the devotional stance that surrender at the Linga invokes Shiva’s guardianship over the devotee’s spiritual life.
Take refuge through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and/or Rudrāksha as reminders of surrender; the inner practice is fearlessness grounded in devotion and dharma.