Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60
देव-गण-समरः
Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle
अहं भक्तपराधीनस्तथा सोपि महेश्वरः । दक्षो भक्तो हि मे तात तस्मादत्रागतो मखे
ahaṃ bhaktaparādhīnastathā sopi maheśvaraḥ | dakṣo bhakto hi me tāta tasmādatrāgato makhe
«ငါသည် ငါ့ကို ကိုးကွယ်သောသူတို့အပေါ် မူတည်နေသူ ဖြစ်၏။ မဟေရှ္ဝရလည်း ထိုသို့ပင်။ ချစ်သားရေ၊ ဒက္ခသည် ငါ့၏ ဘက္တ ဖြစ်သဖြင့် ထို့ကြောင့် ဤယဇ్ఞသို့ ငါလာခဲ့သည်»။
Lord Vishnu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches bhakta-parādhīnatā—divine grace responds to devotion. Even the Supreme Lord, who is beyond all bonds, willingly accepts the “bond” of love, showing that bhakti is a direct path to Shiva’s favor and protection.
Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā) is meaningful because the Lord becomes accessible through devotion. The verse underscores that heartfelt bhakti, expressed through worship and reverence, draws the Lord’s presence even into worldly rites like yajñas.
Practice steady bhakti through daily Shiva-pūjā with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance—offering worship with humility rather than pride in ritual status.