Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent
तस्य वश्यो वराधीनोऽवात्सीत्तत्सदने हरिः । सलक्ष्म्या सहितो विष्णुर्यो नस्सर्वार्थसाधकः
tasya vaśyo varādhīno'vātsīttatsadane hariḥ | salakṣmyā sahito viṣṇuryo nassarvārthasādhakaḥ
Si Hari—si Viṣṇu—kasama si Lakṣmī ay dumating at nanahan sa kanyang tahanan, sapagkat siya’y napasailalim at umasa sa biyayang ipinagkaloob sa kanya; ang Viṣṇu ring iyon ang tagapagganap ng lahat ng layunin para sa amin. (Ngunit sa salaysay na ito, maging siya’y ipinakikitang kumikilos ayon sa mas mataas na kautusan na dumadaloy mula sa kataas-taasang pagkamakapangyarihan ni Śiva.)
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It portrays that even Vishnu—revered as the fulfiller of worldly and spiritual aims—acts within the higher divine order; from a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, all grace and final liberation ultimately proceed from Pati (Shiva), while other deities function as empowered agents within that sovereignty.
By showing a major deity becoming ‘boon-dependent’ and dwelling by another’s ordinance, the text reinforces devotion to Saguna Shiva (often worshiped as the Linga) as the supreme refuge, from whom boons, protection, and spiritual upliftment are harmonized.
Adopt Shiva-centered bhakti with steady japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering bilva leaves and applying Tripuṇḍra bhasma, praying that all legitimate aims be fulfilled through Shiva’s grace.