Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
नाना भावैर्लीलयैव स्वीकृतैर्निर्जरादिकान् । नूनं बिभषिं लोकेशो हंस्युन्मार्गान्स्वभावतः
nānā bhāvairlīlayaiva svīkṛtairnirjarādikān | nūnaṃ bibhaṣiṃ lokeśo haṃsyunmārgānsvabhāvataḥ
„Gewiss, o Herr der Welten: Indem Du verschiedene Stimmungen und Līlās—göttliche Spiele und Fügungen—annimmst, hast Du die Götter und die anderen bereits unter Deine Macht gebracht. Darum scheinst Du nun die Wege derer zurückzuhalten, die ihrer Natur nach in die Vernichtung stürmen würden.“
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, with the verse reflecting a character’s addressed praise within the narration)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: stotra
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord whose grace governs even the devas—who, through līlā, restrains destructive impulses and redirects beings toward dharma and ultimately liberation.
The verse points to Saguna Shiva as the active Lord of the worlds who intervenes in history and battle. Linga-worship trains the devotee to surrender to that governing grace (anugraha) that checks ruinous tendencies and restores right order.
A practical takeaway is japa with devotion—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating śaraṇāgati (surrender) so one’s natural impulses are restrained and aligned with Shiva’s dharmic guidance.