देवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Deva-stuti-varṇana) — “Description of the Gods’ Hymn/Praise”
द्वारस्य पार्श्वतः तस्थुर्देवदेवस्य धीमतः । तेऽथ देवा महाव्यग्रा विमनस्का मुनेऽखिलः
dvārasya pārśvataḥ tasthurdevadevasya dhīmataḥ | te'tha devā mahāvyagrā vimanaskā mune'khilaḥ
അവർ ആ ധീമാനായ ദേവദേവന്റെ വാതിലിന്റെ വശത്ത് നിന്നു. പിന്നെ, ഹേ മുനിയേ, ആ ദേവന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും അത്യന്തം വ്യാകുലരായി മനസ്സിൽ നിരാശപ്പെട്ടു।
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
It shows that even the Devas become mentally shaken without Shiva’s grace; in Shaiva Siddhanta, Pati (Shiva) alone is the steady refuge who calms agitation and restores right order.
Standing at the Lord’s gate symbolizes approaching Saguna Shiva as accessible protector; Linga-worship likewise trains the devotee to turn toward Shiva as Devadeva when the mind is troubled.
A practical takeaway is to steady anxiety with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while mentally taking refuge at Shiva’s “door”—the inner heart—optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to recollection.