Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
अन्धकादिदैत्ययुद्धे वीरकविजयः — Vīraka’s Victory over Andhaka’s Forces
भयेन सस्मार पितामहं तु देवी सखीभिस्सहिता च विष्णुम् । सैन्यं च मद्वीरवरस्य सर्वं सस्मारयामास गुहांतरस्था
bhayena sasmāra pitāmahaṃ tu devī sakhībhissahitā ca viṣṇum | sainyaṃ ca madvīravarasya sarvaṃ sasmārayāmāsa guhāṃtarasthā
ভয়াকুল দেৱী সখীসকলৰ সৈতে গুহাৰ ভিতৰত থাকি পিতামহ ব্ৰহ্মা আৰু বিষ্ণুক স্মৰণ কৰিলে। লগতে শ্ৰেষ্ঠ বীৰৰ সমগ্ৰ সৈন্যক সহায়ৰ বাবে আহ্বান কৰালে।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights smaraṇa (remembrance) as an immediate spiritual refuge: when fear arises, the mind turns from limitation to divine support. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such turning is the first loosening of pāśa (bondage) and a movement toward grace.
Although Brahmā and Viṣṇu are remembered here, the Shiva Purana’s wider frame presents all protective powers as functioning within Śiva’s cosmic order. For a devotee, this same act of remembrance is naturally directed to Saguna Śiva—especially through Linga worship—as the accessible focus of refuge and stability.
Practice smaraṇa with japa: repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” in fear or uncertainty, optionally with rudrākṣa and tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and mentally ‘summon’ inner steadiness by taking refuge in Śiva.