Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 76
विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्
Viṣṇu’s Hymn and the Petition for Śiva–Satī’s Protection
ब्रह्मोवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य महादेवो मुनीश्वर । बभूव सुप्रसन्नश्च न जघान स मां ततः
brahmovāca etacchrutvā vacastasya mahādevo munīśvara | babhūva suprasannaśca na jaghāna sa māṃ tataḥ
برہما نے کہا—اے مونیश्वर! اُس کے وہ کلمات سن کر مہادیو نہایت خوشنود ہو گئے؛ پھر اس کے بعد انہوں نے مجھے ضرب نہ لگائی۔
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva’s śānta (pacifying) power: when approached through truthful, humility-filled speech, the Lord’s grace prevails over wrath, teaching surrender and the softening of ego as a doorway to spiritual uplift.
It supports Saguna worship by portraying Mahādeva as a personal Lord who responds to devotion and right understanding; Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee to approach Śiva with reverence, restraint, and surrender so that grace (anugraha) replaces fear.
A practical takeaway is to perform japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a calm, non-reactive mind and humble prayer for forgiveness—cultivating inner śānti so one becomes fit to receive Śiva’s anugraha.