Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)
इत्युक्त्वा तु शिवस्तत्र स्थितः क्रुद्धो गृहाद्बहिः । भवाचाररतस्स्वामी बह्वद्भुतसुलीलकः
ityuktvā tu śivastatra sthitaḥ kruddho gṛhādbahiḥ | bhavācāraratassvāmī bahvadbhutasulīlakaḥ
وبعد أن قال ذلك، مكثَ الربُّ شِيفا هناك خارجَ الدار، وهو غضبان—هو السيّدُ المالكُ، الملتزمُ بسلوكِ الدَّرما اللائقِ بالوجودِ المتجسّد، وله لِيلا كثيرةٌ عجيبةٌ بديعة.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse portrays Śiva’s “anger” as a purposeful, dharma-guiding expression of Saguna Śiva’s līlā—He models righteous conduct for beings in the world while remaining the sovereign Lord beyond all limitation.
It supports Saguna-upāsanā by showing the Lord acting within narrative time and moral order; devotees worship the Liṅga as the same Śiva who compassionately instructs and corrects through such leelas.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind in Śiva-bhakti during emotional upheaval—repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate dharmic self-restraint, seeing the Lord’s guidance in events.