Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । देवदेव महादेव शरणागतवत्सल । नमामि त्वाऽनंतशक्तिं सर्वात्मानं परेश्वरम्
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | devadeva mahādeva śaraṇāgatavatsala | namāmi tvā'naṃtaśaktiṃ sarvātmānaṃ pareśvaram
シュリー・クリシュナは言った。「神々の神、マハーデーヴァよ。帰依する者を慈しむ御方よ。無限の力そのものであり、万有の内なるアートマン、至上の主なるあなたに、私は礼拝いたします。」
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: The epithets ‘Devadeva’ and ‘Śaraṇāgatavatsala’ are standard kṣetra-stuti markers; reciting them is held to secure protection and access to Śiva’s grace.
Mantra: devadeva mahādeva śaraṇāgatavatsala | namāmi tvā'naṃtaśaktiṃ sarvātmānaṃ pareśvaram
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (refuge) and bhakti: Śiva is praised as the compassionate protector of devotees, the infinite-powerful Pati (Lord), and the inner Self guiding all beings toward liberation.
By addressing Śiva as “Devadeva” and “Pareśvara,” the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—worship of the Supreme as approachable and grace-giving, commonly expressed through Liṅga worship as the sacred focus of surrender.
A simple practice is daily namaskāra with heartfelt surrender—mentally repeating the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating Śiva as Sarvātmā (the indwelling Self) and the refuge of the devotee.