Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
शिवलोकप्रवेशः
Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways
त्वां विना न स वध्यश्च सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम् । तं घातय महेशान लोकानां सुखमावह
tvāṃ vinā na sa vadhyaśca sarveṣāṃ tridivaukasām | taṃ ghātaya maheśāna lokānāṃ sukhamāvaha
ഹേ മഹേശ്വരാ! നിൻറെ സഹായമില്ലാതെ ത്രിദിവവാസികളായ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാർക്കും അവനെ വധിക്കാനാവില്ല. അതുകൊണ്ട് ഹേ മഹേശാനേ, നീ തന്നെ അവനെ സംഹരിച്ച് ലോകങ്ങൾക്ക് സുഖവും ക്ഷേമവും വരുത്തണമേ।
The devas (celestial gods), appealing to Lord Shiva (Maheshvara) during the Yuddhakhaṇḍa conflict
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: त्वां विना न स वध्यश्च सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम् । तं घातय महेशान लोकानां सुखमावह
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It affirms Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose grace and power alone can remove seemingly “unslayable” obstacles and restore dharma, peace, and welfare to the worlds.
The verse is a direct act of śaraṇāgati (surrender) to Saguna Shiva—Maheshvara as the accessible, responsive Lord—mirroring how devotees approach the Shiva Linga for protection, victory over negativity, and loka-kalyāṇa (welfare of all).
A practical takeaway is to pray with surrender while japa-ing the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and, if following Shaiva practice, to wear Rudraksha and apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as signs of refuge in Maheshvara.