Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
देवस्तुतिः — Hymn of Praise by the Devas
Devastuti
तथा मित्रसहो राजा मदयंती च तत्प्रिया । भक्त्यैव तव देवेश कैवल्यं परमं ययौ
tathā mitrasaho rājā madayaṃtī ca tatpriyā | bhaktyaiva tava deveśa kaivalyaṃ paramaṃ yayau
Cũng vậy, vua Mitrasaha và ái thê Madayantī—chỉ nhờ sùng kính Ngài, lạy Đấng Chúa Tể chư thiên—đã đạt Kaivalya tối thượng (cảnh giới giải thoát độc nhất).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a specific jyotirliṅga; the verse foregrounds kaivalya as Śiva’s gift to devoted householders (king and consort).
Significance: Didactic benefit: reinforces that kaivalya is attainable through exclusive devotion (ananya-bhakti) to Śiva, not restricted to renunciants.
FAQs
It declares that unwavering bhakti to Shiva (Pati) is itself a direct means to the highest liberation—Kaivalya—showing moksha is granted by Shiva’s grace to devoted souls, regardless of worldly status.
The verse emphasizes devotion to “Deveśa” (Shiva as the personal Lord). In Shiva Purana practice, such bhakti is commonly expressed through Saguna worship—especially Linga-upasana—where love, surrender, and reverence mature into liberating knowledge through Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
The takeaway is single-pointed Shiva-bhakti: daily Linga-puja with Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by traditional Shaiva aids like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as reminders of surrender and continuity in practice.