Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51
गजासुरतपः–देवलोकक्षोभः
Gajāsura’s Austerities and the Disturbance of the Worlds
गजासुर उवाच । देवदेव महादेव तव भक्तोऽस्मि सर्वथा । जाने त्वां त्रिदिवेशानं त्रिशूलिन्स्मरहारिणम्
gajāsura uvāca | devadeva mahādeva tava bhakto'smi sarvathā | jāne tvāṃ tridiveśānaṃ triśūlinsmarahāriṇam
Gajāsura berkata: “Wahai Dewa para dewa, Mahādewa! Aku sepenuhnya adalah bhakta-Mu. Aku mengenal-Mu sebagai Penguasa tiga surga, Pemegang Triśūla, dan Smarahāri, pemusnah Smara (Kāma).”
Gajāsura
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Smaraḥāriṇ
Mantra: देवदेव महादेव तव भक्तोऽस्मि सर्वथा । जाने त्वां त्रिदिवेशानं त्रिशूलिन्स्मरहारिणम्
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse shows bhakti expressed through nāma-smaraṇa (recitation of Shiva’s epithets): recognizing Shiva as Devadeva and Smarahāri, the Lord who subdues desire and grants purity of consciousness—key to liberation in a Shaiva Siddhānta lens.
By praising Shiva with concrete attributes—Triśūlin (trident-bearer) and Smarahāri—this verse supports Saguna-upāsanā (devotional worship with form and qualities), which in the Purāṇic path commonly culminates in reverence to Shiva as present in the Liṅga.
A practical takeaway is japa and dhyāna on Shiva’s names—Devadeva, Mahādeva, Triśūlin, Smarahāri—aligned with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize victory over kāma (restless desire).