Shloka 35
ये वदंति दयासिन्धुं त्वां भ्रांतास्ते न संशयः । भक्तो विनापराधेन परार्थे च कथं हतः
ye vadaṃti dayāsindhuṃ tvāṃ bhrāṃtāste na saṃśayaḥ | bhakto vināparādhena parārthe ca kathaṃ hataḥ
Those who say that You—an ocean of compassion—have become deluded are themselves mistaken, without any doubt. How could a faultless devotee ever be struck down—especially while acting for another’s sake?
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages; the verse reflects the speaker within the battle narrative defending Śiva’s unfailing grace toward devotees)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It asserts Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace): the truly faultless devotee is not ultimately “destroyed,” even amid conflict. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, the Lord’s compassion is never delusion; misunderstanding lies in the limited human view of events.
Saguna Śiva—worshipped as the Liṅga and as the compassionate Lord—protects the sincere bhakta. The verse supports trusting the visible, personal form of Śiva as dayāsindhu (ocean of mercy), whose grace safeguards those devoted without offense.
Cultivate faultless bhakti and selfless intent (parārtha) while doing japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and worship with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and/or Rudrākṣa as reminders to act without malice or blame, relying on Śiva’s compassion.