Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
शिवलोकप्रवेशः
Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways
दीनानाथसहायी च दीनानां प्रतिपालकः । दीनबंधुस्त्रिलोकेशश्शरणागतवत्सलः
dīnānāthasahāyī ca dīnānāṃ pratipālakaḥ | dīnabaṃdhustrilokeśaśśaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ
พระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้เกื้อกูลผู้ยากไร้ ผู้คุ้มครองผู้ทุกข์ยาก เป็นมิตรของผู้ต่ำต้อย เป็นเจ้าแห่งสามโลก และทรงเปี่ยมเมตตาต่อผู้มาขอพึ่ง
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it is a compassion-epithet cluster (dīnānātha, śaraṇāgata-vatsala) typical of grace theology.
Significance: Hearing/reciting such epithets is framed in Purāṇic bhakti as removing fear and invoking Śiva’s protective grace for the vulnerable.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse praises Shiva as Pati—the compassionate Lord who actively protects the suffering soul and responds to śaraṇāgati (taking refuge). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, liberation begins with humility and surrender, drawing down Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
It supports Saguna worship: devotees approach Shiva as the personal Lord—Trilokeśa—who is accessible and affectionate to the surrendered. Linga-worship embodies this refuge, where the devotee offers fear, sorrow, and ego into Shiva’s presence and receives protection and grace.
Practice śaraṇāgati with japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and simple Linga-pūjā; inwardly contemplate Shiva as “śaraṇāgata-vatsala,” offering one’s distress and seeking His guardianship.