Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas
आयुधानि च सर्वाणि मोचितानि सुरैर्गणैः । गृहीत्वा स्वमुखे तानि ताभ्यां शीघ्रं च चिक्षिपे
āyudhāni ca sarvāṇi mocitāni surairgaṇaiḥ | gṛhītvā svamukhe tāni tābhyāṃ śīghraṃ ca cikṣipe
দেবগণ যে সব অস্ত্র নিক্ষেপ করেছিল, সে সবই সে ধরে নিজের মুখে গ্রহণ করল এবং তারপর দ্রুতই সেগুলি তাদের দিকেই ফিরিয়ে নিক্ষেপ করল।
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
FAQs
It portrays divinely established sovereignty: hostile forces are rendered ineffective when confronted by the Lord’s (or the Lord’s emanation’s) superior śakti—symbolizing that ego-driven aggression is ultimately absorbed and neutralized by the higher power of Pati, the supreme protector.
Though the scene is martial, its devotional import is Saguna: the devotee takes refuge in Shiva’s manifest grace, trusting that the Lord can ‘consume’ (dissolve) dangers and return them as transformed outcomes—an attitude central to Linga-worship as surrender to the ever-protecting Pati.
A practical takeaway is protective japa—steady repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Shiva’s guardianship, cultivating inner fearlessness when ‘weapons’ (anger, anxiety, hostility) arise.