Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout
Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha
प्रसीद देवदेवेश देहमाविश्य मामकम् । विमोचयैनं विश्वेश घृणया च घृणानिधे
prasīda devadeveśa dehamāviśya māmakam | vimocayainaṃ viśveśa ghṛṇayā ca ghṛṇānidhe
Sois favorable, ô Seigneur des dieux. Entre dans mon corps. Ô Maître de l’univers, par compassion—ô trésor de miséricorde—délivre celui-ci des liens et de la souffrance.
A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (as narrated within Suta Goswami’s Shiva Purana discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Mantra: प्रसीद देवदेवेश देहमाविश्य मामकम् । विमोचयैनं विश्वेश घृणया च घृणानिधे
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It expresses śaraṇāgati (total surrender): the bound soul (paśu) prays for Shiva (Pati) to bestow grace, enter the devotee’s being, and cut the bonds (pāśa) that cause suffering—liberation is shown as arising from Shiva’s compassion.
The prayer addresses Shiva in personal, Saguna terms—Devadeveśa and Viśveśa—typical of Linga worship where the devotee approaches the Lord as the accessible, compassionate ruler who can indwell the heart and sanctify the embodied life.
A simple practice is heartfelt japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inner surrender, contemplating Shiva’s presence entering the heart/body, and praying for vimocana—release from inner impurities and bondage.