Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 67
देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्
Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi
भक्ताधीनोऽहमेवास्मि तद्वशात्सर्वकार्य कृत् । अयथोचितकर्ता हि प्रसिद्धो भुवनत्रये
bhaktādhīno'hamevāsmi tadvaśātsarvakārya kṛt | ayathocitakartā hi prasiddho bhuvanatraye
میں یقیناً اپنے بھکتوں کے تابع ہوں؛ انہی کے اثر سے میں ہر کام انجام دیتا ہوں۔ تینوں جہانوں میں میں بھکتوں کی خاطر رواج سے بڑھ کر کرنے والا مشہور ہوں۔
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Establishes the bhakta-vātsalya doctrine: Śiva’s grace (anugraha) is experienced as personal responsiveness to devotion, encouraging pilgrimage/vrata with the confidence of divine reciprocity.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s supreme freedom expresses itself as grace: He willingly becomes ‘dependent’ on devotion, showing that bhakti can draw the Lord’s anugraha and transform destiny beyond ordinary limits.
In Saguna worship—especially Linga-upasana—Shiva accepts offerings and prayers as a personal Lord who responds to love; this verse highlights that the Linga is not merely symbolic but a living locus of Shiva’s responsive grace to devotees.
Steady bhakti with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-puja; the takeaway is sincerity and surrender—more than complexity—supported by regular worship (optionally with bhasma and rudraksha).