Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 57
हिरण्यनेत्रस्य तपः — Hiraṇyanetra’s Austerity and the Boon
शिव उवाच । यद्यस्मि रुद्रस्तव किं मया स्यात्किमर्थमेवं वदसीति मिथ्या । शृणु प्रभावं मम दैत्यनाथ न्याय्यं न वक्तुं वचनं त्वयैवम्
śiva uvāca | yadyasmi rudrastava kiṃ mayā syātkimarthamevaṃ vadasīti mithyā | śṛṇu prabhāvaṃ mama daityanātha nyāyyaṃ na vaktuṃ vacanaṃ tvayaivam
শিব বললেন—যদি আমি সত্যই তোমার রুদ্র হই, তবে আমার আর কী করণীয়? তুমি কেন মিথ্যা এভাবে বলছ? হে দৈত্যনাথ, আমার মহিমা শোন; এ রকম কথা বলা তোমার পক্ষে ন্যায্য নয়।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse asserts Shiva’s sovereign prabhāva (divine potency) and upholds dharma through right speech: even in conflict, false claims and improper words bind the soul, while truth aligns one with Pati (Shiva), the supreme Lord.
Shiva speaks as the personal Lord (saguṇa, accessible in form and dialogue) whose authority is worshipped through the Liṅga; recognizing his true nature—rather than projecting false familiarity—grounds devotion in reverence and correct understanding.
The practical takeaway is discipline of speech and mind (satya, saṃyama) supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” which steadies the devotee in truth and humility before Shiva’s prabhāva.