Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
गजासुरतपः–देवलोकक्षोभः
Gajāsura’s Austerities and the Disturbance of the Worlds
गजासुर उवाच । नमस्ते देवदेवेश यदि दास्यसि मे वरम् । अवध्योऽहं भवेयं वै स्त्रीपुंसैः कामनिर्जितैः
gajāsura uvāca | namaste devadeveśa yadi dāsyasi me varam | avadhyo'haṃ bhaveyaṃ vai strīpuṃsaiḥ kāmanirjitaiḥ
ગજાસુર બોલ્યો—હે દેવોના દેવેશ, તમને નમસ્કાર. જો તમે મને વર આપશો, તો સ્ત્રીઓ તથા કામથી જીતાયેલા પુરુષો દ્વારા હું અવધ્ય બની રહું।
Gajāsura
Tattva Level: pasha
Mantra: नमस्ते देवदेवेश
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse highlights how ego and fear seek “protected power” through conditions, while Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes that true strength is freedom from kāma (desire) and surrender to Pati (Shiva), not loophole-based invulnerability.
Gajāsura addresses Shiva as the supreme Lord (Devadeveśa), approaching Saguna Shiva as a personal deity who grants boons. In Linga worship too, devotees approach Shiva for grace—but the Purana contrasts desire-driven requests with dharma-aligned devotion.
A key takeaway is to overcome kāma through japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined worship (e.g., Tripuṇḍra bhasma and Rudrākṣa), cultivating desirelessness rather than bargaining for power.