Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16
देवस्तुतिः — Hymn of Praise by the Devas
Devastuti
तथा शुचिव्रतं विप्रमदरिद्रं महाप्रभो । त्वद्भक्तिवर्तिनं मात्रा ज्ञानिनं कृपयाऽकरोः
tathā śucivrataṃ vipramadaridraṃ mahāprabho | tvadbhaktivartinaṃ mātrā jñāninaṃ kṛpayā'karoḥ
ដូចគ្នានេះដែរ ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏មហិមា ដោយព្រះករុណា ព្រះអង្គបានធ្វើឲ្យព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍អ្នកមានវ្រតសុចរិត នោះរួចផុតពីភាពក្រីក្រ ហើយដោយព្រះគុណ បានធ្វើឲ្យគាត់មាំមួនក្នុងភក្តិចំពោះព្រះអង្គ និងបានប្រទានចំណេះដឹងពិត។
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace): He removes outer suffering (poverty) and, more importantly, grants inner transformation—steadfast bhakti and jñāna—leading the soul toward liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense (release from pāśa through Pati’s grace).
It supports Saguna Shiva worship by emphasizing a personal Lord who responds to devotion: through bhakti directed to Shiva (often expressed via Liṅga-pūjā), the devotee is elevated into jñāna and well-being by Shiva’s compassionate intervention.
The practical takeaway is śuci-vrata (pure observances) joined with Shiva-bhakti—such as daily Liṅga worship, japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and maintaining purity and restraint—so that Shiva’s grace matures into spiritual knowledge.