Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च
Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis
क्षंतव्यश्चापराधो वै सर्वेषां परमेश्वरि । सर्वे हि विकलाश्चाद्य शांतिं तेषां शिवे कुरु
kṣaṃtavyaścāparādho vai sarveṣāṃ parameśvari | sarve hi vikalāścādya śāṃtiṃ teṣāṃ śive kuru
ഹേ പരമേശ്വരി, എല്ലാവരുടെയും അപരാധം ക്ഷമിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ടതാണ്. ഇന്ന് എല്ലാവരും വികലരാണ്; അതിനാൽ ഹേ ശിവേ, അവർക്കു ശാന്തിയും പുനഃസ്ഥാപനവും വരദാനം ചെയ്യണമേ।
Kārttikeya (Skanda), addressing Devī Pārvatī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
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It highlights kṣamā (forgiveness) and śānti (inner pacification) as divine grace: when beings are vikalā (spiritually weakened by impurity and error), Śiva-Śakti’s compassion restores harmony and supports the soul’s return toward liberation.
In Saguna worship—especially before the Śiva-liṅga—devotees confess lapses and seek pardon (aparādha-kṣamā). The verse mirrors that devotional posture: approaching Śiva/Śivā as the compassionate Lord who accepts repentance and grants śānti.
A simple aparādha-kṣamā prayer after pūjā or japa—mentally offering one’s faults at Śiva’s feet—followed by quiet śānti-dhyāna; it pairs naturally with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to steady the mind.