Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । देवदेव महादेव परब्रह्म सतांगते । क्षमस्व चापराधं मे प्रसीद परमेश्वर

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | devadeva mahādeva parabrahma satāṃgate | kṣamasva cāparādhaṃ me prasīda parameśvara

Translation

Шри Кришна сказал: «О Бог богов, о Махадева, о Парабрахман, прибежище и цель праведных, прости мою вину. Будь милостив ко мне, о Парамешвара».

Word by Word

• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• deva-deva: O God of gods
• deva-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: देवानां देवः

• mahā-deva: O Mahādeva
• mahā-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः: महान् देवः

• para-brahma: O Supreme Brahman
• para-brahma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para + brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः: परं ब्रह्म

• satām-gate: O refuge/goal of the virtuous
• satām-gate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + gata (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √gam (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सतां गतिः/गन्ता (one who is the refuge/goal of the good)

• kṣamasva: forgive
• kṣamasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣam (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ātmanepada

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• aparādham: offense
• aparādham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun (मे)

• prasīda: be gracious
• prasīda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sad (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• parameśvara: O Supreme Lord
• parameśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः: परमः ईश्वरः

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse’s ‘parabrahma’ and ‘prasīda’ align with Jyotirliṅga theology (Śiva as self-manifest light granting grace), but no single shrine is specified here.

Significance: General: seeking kṣamā (forgiveness) and prasāda at Śiva-kṣetra is held to remove pāpa and moha, preparing for śiva-jñāna.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: देवदेव महादेव परब्रह्म सतांगते । क्षमस्व चापराधं मे प्रसीद परमेश्वर

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Krishna

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches Śaiva bhakti as humble surrender: even a great deity like Kṛṣṇa seeks Śiva as Parabrahman and begs forgiveness, showing that grace (prasāda) is gained through repentance and reverence for Pati, the supreme Lord.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The address “Devadeva, Mahādeva, Parameśvara” is Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who grants mercy—while “Parabrahma” affirms his Nirguna supremacy; Linga-worship similarly unites the formless Absolute with a worshipful form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Atonement through prayerful confession and surrender—mentally offering one’s fault at Śiva’s feet, repeating a Śiva-mantra such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and seeking prasāda with a calm, contrite mind.