Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent
तस्य वश्यो वराधीनोऽवात्सीत्तत्सदने हरिः । सलक्ष्म्या सहितो विष्णुर्यो नस्सर्वार्थसाधकः
tasya vaśyo varādhīno'vātsīttatsadane hariḥ | salakṣmyā sahito viṣṇuryo nassarvārthasādhakaḥ
Hari—Viṣṇu—avec Lakṣmī, vint demeurer dans sa demeure, devenu soumis à lui et dépendant de sa grâce accordée; ce même Viṣṇu est pour nous l’accomplisseur de tous les buts. (Pourtant, dans ce récit, même lui est montré agissant selon une ordonnance plus haute, issue de la suprématie de Śiva.)
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It portrays that even Vishnu—revered as the fulfiller of worldly and spiritual aims—acts within the higher divine order; from a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, all grace and final liberation ultimately proceed from Pati (Shiva), while other deities function as empowered agents within that sovereignty.
By showing a major deity becoming ‘boon-dependent’ and dwelling by another’s ordinance, the text reinforces devotion to Saguna Shiva (often worshiped as the Linga) as the supreme refuge, from whom boons, protection, and spiritual upliftment are harmonized.
Adopt Shiva-centered bhakti with steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering bilva leaves and applying Tripuṇḍra bhasma, praying that all legitimate aims be fulfilled through Shiva’s grace.