Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12
बाणासुरस्य शङ्करस्तुतिः तथा युद्धयाचनम् | Bāṇāsura’s Praise of Śiva and Petition for Battle
सनत्कुमार उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा कुपितो रुद्रस्त्वट्टहासं महाद्भुतम् । कृत्वाऽब्रवीन्महामन्युर्भक्तबाधाऽपहारकः
sanatkumāra uvāca | tacchrutvā kupito rudrastvaṭṭahāsaṃ mahādbhutam | kṛtvā'bravīnmahāmanyurbhaktabādhā'pahārakaḥ
সনৎকুমাৰে ক’লে—সেয়া শুনি ৰুদ্ৰ ক্ৰুদ্ধ হ’ল। তেওঁ এক অতি অদ্ভুত গম্ভীৰ অট্টহাস কৰি তাৰ পাছত ক’লে—যাঁৰ মহাক্ৰোধে ভক্তৰ ওপৰত পৰা বাধা-দুখ দূৰ কৰে।
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Role: liberating
FAQs
It portrays Rudra as the immediate protector of bhaktas: His divine “wrath” is not mere anger but a dharmic force that destroys the causes of devotees’ suffering and restores cosmic order.
The verse highlights Saguna Shiva—Rudra who acts, speaks, and intervenes in history. Linga-worship similarly approaches the transcendent Lord through a manifest form that grants protection and grace to devotees.
A practical takeaway is bhakti with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and remembrance of Shiva as “bhakta-bādhā-apahārakaḥ,” seeking removal of inner obstacles (fear, anger, bondage).