Shloka 22
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
कृष्ण उवाच । देवदेव महादेव याचेऽहं ह्युत्तमान्वरान् । त्वत्तोऽष्टप्रमितान्नाथ त्वयोद्दिष्टान्महेश्वर
kṛṣṇa uvāca | devadeva mahādeva yāce'haṃ hyuttamānvarān | tvatto'ṣṭapramitānnātha tvayoddiṣṭānmaheśvara
Kṛṣṇa disse: “Ó Deus dos deuses, ó Mahādeva, eu Te suplico, de fato, as dádivas mais excelsas—oito ao todo, ó Senhor—justamente aquelas que Tu mesmo indicaste, ó Maheśvara.”
Krishna
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: देवदेव महादेव
Type: stotra
FAQs
The verse shows śaraṇāgati (humble surrender) to Pati, Lord Śiva, acknowledging that the highest attainments and protections come by His grace, not merely by personal effort.
By addressing Śiva as Devadeva and Maheśvara, Kṛṣṇa approaches the manifest, gracious Lord (saguṇa aspect) who bestows boons and guidance—an attitude central to Liṅga-centered worship and devotional supplication in the Purāṇa.
The implied practice is devotional prayer and formal petition before Śiva—supported by japa of Śiva-mantras (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined worship done with humility.