Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5
वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च
Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn
अलं क्रोधेन भगवन्नष्टाश्चैते दिवौकसः । प्रसीद क्षम्यतां सर्वं रोमजैस्सह सुव्रत
alaṃ krodhena bhagavannaṣṭāścaite divaukasaḥ | prasīda kṣamyatāṃ sarvaṃ romajaissaha suvrata
હે ભગવન, ક્રોધ પૂરતો; આ સ્વર્ગવાસીઓ તો નષ્ટ થઈ ગયા છે. પ્રસન્ન થાઓ; હે સુવ્રત, રોમજાઓ સહિત સર્વને ક્ષમા કરો।
Brahma (imploring Lord Shiva to relent)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: alaṃ krodhena bhagavan naṣṭāś caite divaukasaḥ | prasīda kṣamyatāṃ sarvaṃ romajaiḥ saha suvrata ||
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose wrath dissolves impurity and whose grace restores order; surrender and repentance invite prasāda (divine favor) and kṣamā (forgiveness), central to liberation in Shaiva thought.
The plea ‘prasīda’ reflects Saguna Shiva worship: devotees approach the manifest Lord with humility, seeking the cooling mercy that the Linga symbolizes—steadfast, compassionate consciousness beyond reactive anger.
A practical takeaway is kṣamā-prārthanā (prayer for forgiveness) with japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and a calm, sattvic observance (suvrata) to align the mind with Shiva’s grace.