Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12
गाणपत्यदानकथा
Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude
प्रह्रादस्तत्र हि महान्विष्णुभक्तो जितेन्द्रियः । यं नाशितुं न शक्तास्तेऽभवन्दैत्याश्च केपि ह
prahrādastatra hi mahānviṣṇubhakto jitendriyaḥ | yaṃ nāśituṃ na śaktāste'bhavandaityāśca kepi ha
তাদের মধ্যে প্রহ্লাদ ছিলেন মহান—বিষ্ণুভক্ত ও জিতেন্দ্রিয়। নানা উপায়ে চেষ্টা করেও সেই দৈত্যরা তাঁকে বিনাশ করতে সক্ষম হল না।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights that true spiritual power arises from bhakti joined with sense-mastery (jitendriyatā). Such inner purity makes a devotee unshakable against hostile forces, indicating that grace protects one who is steadfast in dharma.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, steadfast devotion to the Divine—whether expressed toward Saguna Shiva (as the Linga) or toward another form of the Supreme—purifies the soul and weakens bonds (pāśa). The verse mirrors how sincere worship and discipline make external negativity powerless.
The practical takeaway is jitendriya practice: daily mantra-japa with disciplined conduct. A Shaiva application is steady Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and mindful restraint of the senses to build inner protection.