Shloka 29

ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”

Devanagari script

साहाय्यं च करिष्यामि व्यासस्य हि शतक्रतोः । उद्धरिष्यामि भक्तांश्च संसारभयतो विधे

Transliteration

sāhāyyaṃ ca kariṣyāmi vyāsasya hi śatakratoḥ | uddhariṣyāmi bhaktāṃśca saṃsārabhayato vidhe

Translation

I shall indeed render assistance to Vyāsa and to Śatakratu (Indra); and, O Vidhī (Brahmā), I shall also deliver My devotees from the fear of saṃsāra, the worldly round of transmigration.

Word by Word

साहाय्यम्help, assistance

चand

करिष्यामिI will do

व्यासस्यof Vyāsa

हिindeed, for

शतक्रतोःof Śatakratu (Indra)

उद्धरिष्यामिI will lift up / deliver

भक्तान्devotees

चand

संसारभयतःfrom the fear of saṃsāra

विधेO Vidhī (Brahmā)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The verse foregrounds Śiva’s salvific function—rescuing devotees from saṃsāra-bhaya—an anugraha theme often ritually remembered at major Śiva-kṣetras.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Vyasa

Indra

Brahma

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

This verse emphasizes Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose grace protects and uplifts: He not only supports cosmic and scriptural order (helping Vyāsa and Indra) but also grants devotees freedom from saṃsāra-bhaya—fear rooted in bondage and repeated birth.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The promise “I shall deliver My devotees” highlights Saguna Śiva’s accessible compassion—worship of Śiva (including Liṅga-upāsanā) is presented as a direct relationship of bhakti in which the Lord actively intervenes to remove bondage and fear.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady bhakti leading to liberation—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Liṅga-pūjā with devotion are implied as core practices through which Śiva’s saving grace is invoked.