Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19
मयस्य शिवस्तुतिः — Maya’s Hymn to Śiva
and Śiva’s Gracious Response
निर्भयस्तत्र संतिष्ठ संहृष्टो भक्तिमान्सदा । कदापि नासुरो भावो भविष्यति मदाज्ञया
nirbhayastatra saṃtiṣṭha saṃhṛṣṭo bhaktimānsadā | kadāpi nāsuro bhāvo bhaviṣyati madājñayā
അവിടെ ഭയമില്ലാതെ നിലകൊള്ളുക; എപ്പോഴും ആനന്ദത്തോടെ ഭക്തിയിൽ സ്ഥിരനാകുക. എന്റെ ആജ്ഞയാൽ നിനക്കിൽ ഒരിക്കലും അസുരഭാവം ഉദിക്കുകയില്ല।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Transformation of inner disposition by divine ordinance (ājñā)
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s anugraha (grace) stabilizes the devotee in fearlessness and pure bhava; when devotion becomes steady, asuric tendencies (impure impulses) are restrained and transformed under the Lord’s governing will.
The promise functions through Saguna Shiva’s personal protection: the devotee who remains anchored in Shiva-bhakti—often expressed through Linga worship, japa, and pūjā—receives inner purification so that hostile or demonic dispositions do not dominate the mind.
A practical takeaway is steady bhakti with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cultivate fearless steadiness and sattvic joy; this supports inner discipline that prevents asuric bhāva from arising.