Shloka 28
Vighneshvara-Prashna and Deva-Krita Shiva-Stava
Adhyaya 104
अथ शृणु भगवन् स्तवच्छलेन कथितमजेन्द्रमुखैः सुरासुरेशैः /* मखमदनयमाग्निदक्षयज्ञक्षपणविचित्रविचेष्टितं क्षमस्व
atha śṛṇu bhagavan stavacchalena kathitamajendramukhaiḥ surāsureśaiḥ /* makhamadanayamāgnidakṣayajñakṣapaṇavicitraviceṣṭitaṃ kṣamasva
अब, हे भगवन्! ब्रह्मा तथा देव‑असुरेशों ने स्तुति के बहाने जो कहा है, उसे सुनिए। मख का दमन, मदन का मानमर्दन, यम‑अग्नि का निरोधन और दक्ष‑यज्ञ का अद्भुत विध्वंस—इन विचित्र लीलाओं को क्षमा कीजिए।
Suta Goswami (narrating the internal supplication/praise addressed to Shiva)
FAQs
It frames Shiva as the supreme Pati whose grace, not ritual pride, sanctifies worship—implying that Linga-puja must be grounded in humility and surrender rather than mere sacrificial display.
Shiva-tattva is shown as transcendent and sovereign over cosmic powers (Agni, Yama) and over ritual itself (Makha/Daksha-yajna), revealing that all functions operate by His will and can be restrained by His līlā.
A key Pāśupata orientation is highlighted: kṣamā-prārthanā (seeking forgiveness) and ego-purification—recognizing that attachment to karma-kāṇḍa (ritual merit) can become pāśa unless offered to Shiva with devotion.