Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49
वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च
Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn
अद्भुतं चरितं ते हि निश्चितं कृपया तव । सर्वापराधः क्षंतव्यो विभवो दीनवत्सलाः
adbhutaṃ caritaṃ te hi niścitaṃ kṛpayā tava | sarvāparādhaḥ kṣaṃtavyo vibhavo dīnavatsalāḥ
Vraiment, Ta conduite est merveilleuse—assurément par la puissance de Ta compassion. Ô Glorieux, que toutes les fautes soient pardonnées, car Tu es toujours plein de tendresse pour les humbles et les affligés.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse in the Shiva Purana)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: अद्भुतं चरितं ते हि निश्चितं कृपया तव । सर्वापराधः क्षंतव्यो विभवो दीनवत्सलाः
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace): his greatness is shown in compassionate forgiveness, teaching that sincere humility and surrender soften the bonds of pāśa and open the way to liberation.
It supports Saguna devotion: the devotee approaches Shiva as the merciful Lord who accepts repentance. In Linga-worship, this becomes an inner act of surrender—seeking pardon and receiving Shiva’s purifying grace.
A practical takeaway is daily confession and prayer for forgiveness before the Shiva-linga, accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a humble mind.