Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
त्रिपुरदाहानन्तरं देवभयः ब्रह्मस्तुतिश्च — Fear of the Gods after Tripura’s Burning and Brahmā’s Praise
प्रसीद सर्वकर्ता त्वं नमामस्त्वां वयं मुदा । भक्तिर्दृढास्माकं नित्यं स्यादनपायिनी
prasīda sarvakartā tvaṃ namāmastvāṃ vayaṃ mudā | bhaktirdṛḍhāsmākaṃ nityaṃ syādanapāyinī
どうか御慈悲を、万事を成し給う御方よ。私たちは喜びをもってあなたに礼拝し、ひれ伏します。願わくは、あなたへの信愛が常に堅固で、永遠に離れ去りませんように。
Devas (gods) and/or Shiva’s devotees (collective supplication within the Yuddhakanda narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Highlights Śiva as sarvakartā (ultimate agent) in Siddhānta: devas seek enduring bhakti as the stable orientation that leads to grace and release from pāśa.
Mantra: प्रसीद सर्वकर्ता त्वं नमामस्त्वां वयं मुदा । भक्तिर्दृढास्माकं नित्यं स्यादनपायिनी
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It frames Shiva as Sarva-kartā (the supreme Lord behind all action) and teaches that divine grace (prasāda) culminates in an unwavering, enduring bhakti that sustains the soul toward liberation.
The verse models personal surrender to Saguna Shiva—approaching the Lord with joyful namaskāra and seeking steady devotion—an attitude central to Linga-worship where the devotee asks for prasāda and constancy in practice.
A simple daily discipline is implied: joyful prostration and prayer for steadfast bhakti, supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Shiva-pūjā with a mind fixed on unfailing devotion.