Shloka 22
वीरभद्र-भैरव-आह्वानम् — Invocation of Vīrabhadra/Bhairava for Cosmic Reabsorption
नाधिकस्त्वत्समोऽप्यस्ति हरे शिवपरायणः । त्वया वेदाश्च धर्माश्च शुभमार्गे प्रतिष्ठिताः
nādhikastvatsamo'pyasti hare śivaparāyaṇaḥ | tvayā vedāśca dharmāśca śubhamārge pratiṣṭhitāḥ
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A devotee/praiser addressing Lord Vishnu (Hari) within the Shatarudra Samhita narrative
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it praises Hari as Śiva-parāyaṇa and credits him with establishing Vedic dharma on the auspicious path, reflecting Purāṇic harmonization of Vaiṣṇava avatāras under Śiva’s lordship.
Significance: General śravaṇa/kīrtana of Śiva-tattva and honoring Śiva-bhakti even in Hari is presented as dharma-pratiṣṭhā (stabilizing righteous order).
Type: stotra
FAQs
It presents Hari (Vishnu) as śiva-parāyaṇa—one whose highest refuge is Shiva—highlighting Shiva as the supreme Pati while affirming that dharma and Vedic order are upheld in the world through divinely guided agency.
By praising devotion to Shiva as the highest orientation, it supports Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—as an auspicious, dharma-aligned path that stabilizes spiritual life and leads the devotee toward Shiva’s grace.
The takeaway is steady Shiva-bhakti expressed through Vedic- and dharma-aligned practice—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with simple Shiva-pūjā such as offering water to the Linga and maintaining righteous conduct.