Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
ब्रह्मोवाच । न भेतव्यं सुरास्तेभ्यो दानवेभ्यो विशेषतः । आचक्षे तद्वधोपायं शिवं शर्वः करिष्यति
brahmovāca | na bhetavyaṃ surāstebhyo dānavebhyo viśeṣataḥ | ācakṣe tadvadhopāyaṃ śivaṃ śarvaḥ kariṣyati
พรหมากล่าวว่า “โอ้เหล่าเทวะ อย่าหวาดกลัวพวกทานวะเหล่านั้นโดยเฉพาะเลย เราจักบอกอุบายเพื่อทำลายพวกเขา; พระศิวะผู้เป็นศรฺวะจะทรงกระทำกิจอันเป็นมงคลให้สำเร็จ”
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Mantra: शिवं शर्वः करिष्यति
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (refuge) in Pati, Lord Śiva: when adharmic forces rise, the Devas are told to abandon fear and rely on Śiva’s sovereign grace, which restores cosmic order and inner steadiness.
Śarva is invoked as the personal, Saguna Lord who actively protects devotees and upholds dharma; Linga-worship embodies this same protective presence—approached with trust rather than anxiety.
A practical takeaway is fear-transformation through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and remembrance of Śiva as Śarva, coupled with simple Śaiva observances like applying tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a sign of taking refuge in Śiva.