Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5
वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च
Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn
अलं क्रोधेन भगवन्नष्टाश्चैते दिवौकसः । प्रसीद क्षम्यतां सर्वं रोमजैस्सह सुव्रत
alaṃ krodhena bhagavannaṣṭāścaite divaukasaḥ | prasīda kṣamyatāṃ sarvaṃ romajaissaha suvrata
اے بھگوان، غضب بس کیجیے؛ یہ آسمانی باشندے تو پہلے ہی ہلاک ہو چکے ہیں۔ مہربان ہوں؛ اے صاحبِ پاک عہد، رومجوں سمیت سب کو معاف فرما دیجیے۔
Brahma (imploring Lord Shiva to relent)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: alaṃ krodhena bhagavan naṣṭāś caite divaukasaḥ | prasīda kṣamyatāṃ sarvaṃ romajaiḥ saha suvrata ||
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose wrath dissolves impurity and whose grace restores order; surrender and repentance invite prasāda (divine favor) and kṣamā (forgiveness), central to liberation in Shaiva thought.
The plea ‘prasīda’ reflects Saguna Shiva worship: devotees approach the manifest Lord with humility, seeking the cooling mercy that the Linga symbolizes—steadfast, compassionate consciousness beyond reactive anger.
A practical takeaway is kṣamā-prārthanā (prayer for forgiveness) with japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and a calm, sattvic observance (suvrata) to align the mind with Shiva’s grace.