Shloka 171
Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti
श्रीपितामह उवाच भगवन्देवदेवेश त्रिपुरान्तक शङ्कर त्वयि भक्तिं परां मे ऽद्य प्रसीद परमेश्वरम्
śrīpitāmaha uvāca bhagavandevadeveśa tripurāntaka śaṅkara tvayi bhaktiṃ parāṃ me 'dya prasīda parameśvaram
尊きピターマハ（ブラフマー）は言った。「バガヴァンよ、神々の主、デーヴァデーヴェーシャよ、トリプラーンタカよ、シャンカラよ——今日、汝に定まる至上のバクティを我に授けたまえ。憐れみたまえ、パラメーシュヴァラよ——パーシャ（束縛）よりパシュ（縛られた魂）を解き放つパティ（主）よ。」
Brahma (Pitamaha)
FAQs
It frames worship as seeking Śiva’s prasāda (grace) for parā-bhakti—devotion that ripens into liberation—rather than merely worldly boons, aligning Linga-pūjā with the goal of mokṣa.
Śiva is addressed as Deva-deveśa and Parameśvara—supreme Pati—implying transcendence over all deities and the power of anugraha by which the bound paśu is turned toward the Highest.
The key practice is bhakti-yoga oriented to Pāśupata understanding: surrender and single-pointed devotion in Śiva (tvayi bhaktiḥ), sought through prayer for divine grace (prasīda).