Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च
Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis
शिवोपि तच्छिरश्छित्वा यावद्दुःखमुपाददे । तावच्च गिरिजा देवी चुक्रोधाति मुनीश्वर
śivopi tacchiraśchitvā yāvadduḥkhamupādade | tāvacca girijā devī cukrodhāti munīśvara
O Herr der Weisen, selbst Śiva empfand, nachdem er jenes Haupt abgetrennt hatte, Kummer, solange jenes Leid währte; und ebenso lange blieb die Göttin Girijā (Pārvatī) in überaus heftigem Zorn.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: destructive
FAQs
It highlights that even in Saguna-līlā, the Lord mirrors the moral weight of action—grief and wrath arise in the narrative to teach restraint, accountability, and the restoration of dharma, while affirming that Pati (Śiva) ultimately guides beings beyond sorrow toward liberation.
The verse belongs to a leela-context where emotions appear around Śiva’s acts; devotees approach Saguna Śiva through such stories, then steady the mind in Linga-worship as the symbol of the transcendent Pati beyond change, anger, and grief.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to cool anger and sorrow, paired with simple Śiva-pūjā (water offering to the Liṅga) as an act of inner purification and self-restraint.