Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च
Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn
ययैव प्रेषितश्चाहं पापं कर्तुं समुद्यतः । आसं तच्छृणु देवेश वदामि तव शासनात्
yayaiva preṣitaścāhaṃ pāpaṃ kartuṃ samudyataḥ | āsaṃ tacchṛṇu deveśa vadāmi tava śāsanāt
اسی کے اُکسانے سے میں گناہ کرنے پر آمادہ ہو گیا تھا۔ اے دیویش، وہ بات سنو؛ میں صرف تمہارے حکم کی تعمیل میں کہہ رہا ہوں۔
An attendant/messenger in the Satī narrative (speaking to Lord Shiva)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Highlights the paśu-condition: even exalted beings can be impelled toward pāpa under māyā/karma; refuge is taken in Deveśa (Śiva) through obedience and confession, anticipating purification by grace.
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It highlights moral accountability: even when one is pressured into pāpa (sin), confession and truthful speech offered under Śiva’s authority becomes a step toward purification, aligning the soul (paśu) with the Lord (Pati) through humility.
The address “Deveśa” reflects approaching Śiva as the accessible Saguna Lord who governs dharma and grants correction; in Linga-worship, devotees similarly place their actions under Śiva’s śāsana (divine order) and seek cleansing from faults.
A practical takeaway is śivārpaṇa-bhāva (offering one’s speech and actions to Śiva): confess faults before the Linga, recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and pray for restraint from pāpa and steadiness in dharma.