Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च
Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis
प्रसन्ना भव देवेशि शांतिं कुरु नमोस्तु ते । सर्वं हि विकलं देवि त्रिजगत्तव कोपतः
prasannā bhava deveśi śāṃtiṃ kuru namostu te | sarvaṃ hi vikalaṃ devi trijagattava kopataḥ
ഹേ ദേവേശി ദേവീ, പ്രസന്നയാകണമേ; ശാന്തി പ്രസാദിക്കണമേ—നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം. ഹേ ദേവി, നിന്റെ കോപം മൂലം ത്രിലോകം മുഴുവൻ വ്യാകുലവും ശക്തിഹീനവും ആകുന്നു.
The Devas (gods), collectively (a supplicatory address to Devi)
Tattva Level: pati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse functions as a Devī-śānti supplication within the Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative, stressing cosmic destabilization when Śakti is displeased.
Significance: General teaching: propitiation of Devī/Śiva-Śakti restores loka-śānti and dharmic order; suitable for śānti-prayoga before Śaiva worship.
Mantra: प्रसन्ना भव देवेशि शांतिं कुरु नमोस्तु ते । सर्वं हि विकलं देवि त्रिजगत्तव कोपतः
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Implied cosmic disorder (trijagat-vikala) due to Devī’s kopa; a microcosmic analogue of tirodhāna (veiling of harmony) preceding restoration.
FAQs
It teaches that cosmic balance depends on divine grace (prasāda). When the Devi’s power is approached with humility and devotion, peace (śānti) is restored and disorder born of agitation is pacified—echoing the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on grace as the key to harmony and liberation.
In Shaiva tradition, Saguna worship honors the accessible forms of the Divine—Shiva with Shakti. This prayer reflects that relationship: devotees seek appeasement and peace through reverence, just as Linga worship is performed with śānti, abhiṣeka, and surrender to receive stabilizing grace.
A practical takeaway is śānti-prārthanā: recite a humble supplication before worship, perform calm abhiṣeka, and repeat a Shaiva mantra (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the intention of pacifying inner anger and restoring steadiness.