Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
देवा ऊचु । देवदेव जगन्नाथ वैकुंठाधिपते प्रभो । रक्षास्माञ्शरणापन्नाञ्छ्रीहरे त्रिजगद्गुरो
devā ūcu | devadeva jagannātha vaikuṃṭhādhipate prabho | rakṣāsmāñśaraṇāpannāñchrīhare trijagadguro
เหล่าเทวดากล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่เทวเทพ ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งสากลโลก ผู้ครองไวกุณฐะ พระผู้เป็นนาย โปรดคุ้มครองพวกข้าผู้มาขอพึ่งพิงเถิด ข้าแต่ศรีหริ ผู้เป็นครูแห่งสามโลก!”
The Devas
Tattva Level: pashu
Mantra: devadeva jagannātha vaikuṃṭhādhipate prabho | rakṣāsmāñ śaraṇāpannān śrīhare trijagadguro
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) as a decisive spiritual act: when overwhelmed by conflict and fear, the Devas turn to the divine protector, showing that humility and surrender open the way for grace and restoration of dharma.
Though addressed to Śrī Hari, the Shiva Purana frequently presents the cosmic order as upheld through coordinated divine functions. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, devotees may read this as affirmation that in crisis one should approach the Lord in a personal (saguṇa) form with devotion—just as worship of the Liṅga embodies accessible saguṇa upāsanā leading toward the highest truth.
The practical takeaway is refuge-prayer (śaraṇa-mantra/bhakti): mentally surrender fear and seek protection through japa and prayer. A Shaiva-aligned practice would be to accompany this attitude with pañcākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Liṅga-pūjā as an expression of surrender.