Shloka 16
वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च
Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn
महादेव उवाच । माभैष्ट त्रिदशास्सर्वे यूयं वै मामिकाः प्रजाः । अनुग्रहार्थमेवेह धृतो दंडः कृपालुना
mahādeva uvāca | mābhaiṣṭa tridaśāssarve yūyaṃ vai māmikāḥ prajāḥ | anugrahārthameveha dhṛto daṃḍaḥ kṛpālunā
Mahādeva said: “Do not fear, all you gods. You are truly My own subjects. This staff of chastisement I, the Compassionate One, have taken up here only for the sake of granting grace.”
Lord Shiva (Mahadeva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Mantra: mābhaiṣṭa (abhaya-vākya; not a fixed mantra)
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva, the Pati (Lord), governs even through discipline, and that His “punishment” is ultimately an expression of anugraha—corrective grace meant to remove fear, ignorance, and binding pasha.
It highlights Saguna Śiva as a compassionate protector and ruler: devotees approach the Liṅga not in fear of wrath, but with trust that even stern divine action is for purification and upliftment.
A practical takeaway is fearlessness through surrender: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a prayer for anugraha, accepting life’s corrections as Śiva’s guidance toward inner purity.