Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin
श्रीकृष्णोऽमोददत्यंतं स्वस्थानमगमत्सुधीः । न्यष्ठातां सभयं तत्र मदाराधनतत्परौ
śrīkṛṣṇo'modadatyaṃtaṃ svasthānamagamatsudhīḥ | nyaṣṭhātāṃ sabhayaṃ tatra madārādhanatatparau
ព្រះស្រីក្រឹષ્ણ អ្នកប្រាជ្ញ បានរីករាយយ៉ាងខ្លាំង ហើយត្រឡប់ទៅលំនៅដ្ឋានរបស់ព្រះអង្គវិញ។ នៅទីនោះ មនុស្សទាំងពីរនោះនៅក្នុងភាពភ័យខ្លាច ហើយផ្តោតចិត្តទាំងស្រុងលើការបូជាខ្ញុំ (ព្រះសិវៈ)។
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It shows that when fear and uncertainty arise, the safest refuge is devotion to Pati—Lord Śiva—whose worship steadies the mind and protects the devotee on the path toward liberation.
The verse emphasizes ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Śiva, which in Purāṇic practice is commonly expressed through Saguna worship—especially Śiva-liṅga pūjā—where surrender and focused devotion are central.
Maintain steady Shiva-ārādhana in adversity: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple liṅga-pūjā with devotion, supported by disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa if one follows those observances.