Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”
परन्तु ते महादैत्या मद्भक्ता दृढमानसाः । अथ वध्या मयैव स्युर्व्याजत्यक्तवृषोत्तमाः
parantu te mahādaityā madbhaktā dṛḍhamānasāḥ | atha vadhyā mayaiva syurvyājatyaktavṛṣottamāḥ
「しかし、その大ダイティヤらは我が भक्त（バクタ）、心堅固なる者たちである。ゆえに彼らは我ひとりによって討たれるべきだ、義の最勝者よ。彼らは口実をもってダルマの道を捨て去ったのだから。」
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that bhakti is powerful, yet devotion must be aligned with dharma; when devotees fall into adharma, Shiva may correct them through divine chastisement that ultimately serves purification and grace (anugraha).
It emphasizes Saguna Shiva as the personal Lord who actively governs the moral order—protecting dharma and guiding even devotees back to the right path, which is the same Lord worshipped in the Linga as the compassionate ruler (Pati) of all beings.
Maintain disciplined bhakti—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha—while guarding conduct (ācāra) so devotion does not become a cover (vyāja) for adharma.