Shloka 8
वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च
Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn
देवा ऊचुः । नमः शिवाय शान्ताय यज्ञहन्त्रे त्रिशूलिने । रुद्रभद्राय रुद्राणां पतये रुद्रभूतये
devā ūcuḥ | namaḥ śivāya śāntāya yajñahantre triśūline | rudrabhadrāya rudrāṇāṃ pataye rudrabhūtaye
The Devas said: “Salutations to Śiva, the Peaceful One; to the destroyer of impious sacrifices; to the wielder of the trident; to Rudra the auspicious; to the Lord of the Rudras; and to Him whose very being is Rudra.”
The Devas (gods)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga-sthala passage; it is a deva-stuti framing Śiva as the transcendent Lord who subdues adharmic ritualism (yajña-hantr̥ motif, as in Dakṣa-yajña).
Significance: General fruit of Śiva-stuti: pacification (śānti), removal of fear, and orientation of the devas/paśu toward the Pati as sole refuge.
Mantra: नमः शिवाय शान्ताय यज्ञहन्त्रे त्रिशूलिने । रुद्रभद्राय रुद्राणां पतये रुद्रभूतये
Type: stotra
FAQs
It is a stuti where the Devas recognize Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord—who is both serene (śānta) and the remover of adharma, affirming that liberation comes by taking refuge in Him rather than in ego-driven religiosity.
The verse praises Saguna Śiva through concrete attributes (Triśūlin, Rudra, Lord of Rudras). Such epithets are commonly invoked in Liṅga worship as devotional gateways to realize Śiva’s higher, transcendent reality.
Chanting “Namaḥ Śivāya” with these Rudra-epithets as japa is indicated; it supports bhakti and inner purification, aligning ritual action with humility and devotion rather than mere outward performance.