Lord Shiva – The Greatest Devotee

shri-naradadyaih satatam sugopya

jijnasitayashu vara-pradaya
tebhyo harer bhakti-sukha-
pradaya
shivaya sarva-gurave namah 19
Appearance of Lord Siva
Väïchä-kalpa-tarubhyaç ca
Lord Çiva is the ideal
husband
satäà prasaìgän mama vérya-
saàvido
satäà prasaìgän mama vérya-
saàvido
para-duhkha-dukhi
Lord Siva accepting prayer of Daksha
patitä pävan
Lord Siva is Prodector of dhams
 oà namo bhagavat mahä-puruñäya
sarva-guëa-
saìkhyänäyänantäyävyaktäya nama
• O Supreme Personality of iti.
Godhead,
• I offer my respectful
obeisances unto You
• in Your expansion as Lord
Saìkarñaëa.
• You are the reservoir of all
transcendental qualities.
• Although You are unlimited,
• You remain unmanifest to
the nondevotees.
• SB 5.17.17
 Lord Siva’s dealing with vaisnava
• You are all devotees
of the Lord, and
• as such I appreciate
that you are as
respectable
• as the Supreme
Personality of
Godhead Himself.
• SB4.24.30
Lord Siva at the time of dissolution
Blessing from Lord Siva
 Sakapata Krpa

Mercy
With
cheating
shiva-shastreshu tad grahyam bhagavac-
chastra-yogi yat
paramo vishnur evaikas taj jnanam
moksha-sadhanam
shastranam nirnayas tv eshas tad anyan
mohanaya hi
- Skanda Purana, Lord Shiva tells Karttikeya
 
niskapata krpa: Mercy without cheating
Lord Çiva was traveling in the sky with
Pärvaté,

• Çré Märkaëòeya merged in meditative trance

 Lord Siva bewildered by Mohini Murthy

• Be careful
• mama
mäyä
duratyayä