Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च
Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits
उग्रोसि सर्वदुष्टानां नियंतासि शिवोसि नः । कालकूटाशिने तुभ्यं देवाद्यवन कारिणे
ugrosi sarvaduṣṭānāṃ niyaṃtāsi śivosi naḥ | kālakūṭāśine tubhyaṃ devādyavana kāriṇe
汝は一切の悪しき者に対して猛々しく、非義を制する至上の統御者。汝こそ我らの吉祥なる主シヴァ。カーラクータ（Kālakūṭa）の毒を呑み尽くし、神々と万有を害より守護する汝に敬礼する。
Devas (gods), offering praise to Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha
Sthala Purana: The epithet Kālakūṭāśin recalls Śiva’s grace in the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthana): he drinks the halāhala poison to save devas and beings, holding it in his throat (hence Nīlakaṇṭha/Śrīkaṇṭha).
Significance: Meditation on Nīlakaṇṭha emphasizes Śiva as the compassionate protector who absorbs the world’s toxicity (pāśa) and grants fearlessness to devotees.
Mantra: उग्रोसि सर्वदुष्टानां नियंतासि शिवोसि नः । कालकूटाशिने तुभ्यं देवाद्यवन कारिणे
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Samudra-manthana; halāhala/Kālakūṭa poison consumed by Śiva
FAQs
The verse presents Śiva as both Ugra (the force that restrains adharma) and Śiva (the bestower of auspiciousness), teaching that divine grace protects the bound soul (paśu) by removing threats—outer and inner—through the Lord’s sovereign control (pati-tattva).
By praising Śiva’s protective, personal deeds—especially drinking Kālakūṭa—it supports Saguna worship, where devotees approach the Liṅga as the living presence of Śiva who absorbs toxicity (sin, suffering, impurity) and grants safety and auspiciousness.
Recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with bhakti while offering water to the Śiva-liṅga, contemplating Śiva as the one who ‘consumes poison’—transforming negativity into peace and protection.