Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
तथा सर्वे सुरगणा लोकपाला महोदयाः । तथोपनिर्जरास्सर्वे स्वापकारबलान्विताः
tathā sarve suragaṇā lokapālā mahodayāḥ | tathopanirjarāssarve svāpakārabalānvitāḥ
Ebenso waren alle Scharen der Götter und die erhabenen Hüter der Welten—wie auch alle übrigen göttlichen Wesen—zugegen; ein jeder war mit der Kraft ausgestattet, die seiner eigenen himmlischen Aufgabe entspricht.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: The presence of lokapālas and diverse divine classes underscores the yajña’s cosmic publicity; later disruption demonstrates that cosmic order (sthiti) is subordinate to Śiva’s higher governance and grace.
Significance: Didactic: even cosmic administrators (dikpālas) are functionaries; true refuge is Pati (Śiva).
FAQs
It highlights the ordered cosmos where devas and world-guardians act with allotted powers; in a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, their capacities ultimately depend on Pati (Śiva), the supreme regulator behind all divine functions.
By showing that even exalted gods operate within assigned roles, the verse implicitly points to a higher Lord worthy of primary worship—Saguna Śiva as the accessible sovereign whose Linga symbolizes the supreme authority sustaining all cosmic offices.
A practical takeaway is to honor Śiva as the source of all powers through Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and mental offering (mānasa-pūjā), cultivating humility before the divine order.