Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains
देवा ऊचुः । देवदेव महादेव भक्तानामभयप्रद । नमो नमस्ते बहुशः कृपाकर महेश्वर
devā ūcuḥ | devadeva mahādeva bhaktānāmabhayaprada | namo namaste bahuśaḥ kṛpākara maheśvara
Chư Thiên thưa rằng: “Ôi Đấng Thần của các thần, ôi Mahādeva—Đấng ban sự vô úy cho những người sùng kính—chúng con cúi lạy Ngài hết lần này đến lần khác. Ôi Maheśvara đầy lòng từ mẫn!”
The Devas (gods)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Mantra: देवा ऊचुः । देवदेव महादेव भक्तानामभयप्रद । नमो नमस्ते बहुशः कृपाकर महेश्वर
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It presents Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who grants abhayam—inner and outer fearlessness—to the bhakta through grace (kṛpā), emphasizing surrender and repeated remembrance.
The verse is a direct praise of Saguna Śiva as Devadeva and Maheśvara, supporting devotional worship (stuti/namaskāra) that commonly accompanies Liṅga-pūjā as an act of taking refuge in the Lord’s protecting presence.
Repeated namaskāra and japa in a devotional mood—especially Panchākṣarī remembrance (“Namaḥ Śivāya”)—cultivating abhayam by anchoring the mind in Śiva’s compassion (kṛpā).