Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2
देवस्तुतिः — Hymn of Praise by the Devas
Devastuti
देवा ऊचुः । देवदेव महादेव शरणागतवत्सल । साधुसौख्यप्रदस्त्वं हि सर्वदा भक्तदुःखहा
devā ūcuḥ | devadeva mahādeva śaraṇāgatavatsala | sādhusaukhyapradastvaṃ hi sarvadā bhaktaduḥkhahā
دیوتاؤں نے کہا— اے دیودیو مہادیو، اے پناہ لینے والوں پر مہربان! آپ ہی ہمیشہ سادھوجن کو سکھ دینے والے اور اپنے بھکتوں کے دکھ دور کرنے والے ہیں۔
The Devas
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: देवदेव महादेव शरणागतवत्सल । साधुसौख्यप्रदस्त्वं हि सर्वदा भक्तदुःखहा
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents Śiva as śaraṇāgata-vatsala—the Lord whose grace turns toward those who surrender—affirming that divine compassion removes the devotee’s duḥkha and establishes sādhus in inner well-being.
The praise addresses Mahādeva in a personal (saguṇa) mode: devotees approach Him for protection and relief. In Śiva Purāṇa practice, such surrender is commonly expressed through Liṅga-pūjā, where the formless is honored through a sacred form and grace is sought.
A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati with bhakti: daily Liṅga-abhiṣeka while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” praying specifically for removal of duḥkha and cultivation of sādhusaukhyā (steadfast well-being).