Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49
पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge
Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati
यक्षस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा वज्रपाणिः शचीपतिः । किंचित्क्रुद्धो विहस्यैनं तृणमादातुमुद्यतः
yakṣasya vacanaṃ śrutvā vajrapāṇiḥ śacīpatiḥ | kiṃcitkruddho vihasyainaṃ tṛṇamādātumudyataḥ
Als Indra, der Vajra-Träger und Herr der Śacī, die Worte des Yakṣa hörte, wurde er ein wenig zornig; doch mit spöttischem Lachen machte er sich daran, jenes Grashälmchen aufzuheben.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It highlights how even the highest deity among the devas can be stirred by pride and irritation; the “blade of grass” becomes a test that exposes limited power before the Supreme (Pati), urging humility as the doorway to grace.
The Yakṣa episode functions like a veiled revelation: the devas’ strength is not independent. In Saguna worship—such as honoring Shiva in the Linga—one acknowledges Shiva as the true source of all śakti, dissolving egoistic ownership of power.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the bhāva of surrender, paired with a simple humility-vow (amanitva): before any action, inwardly offer it to Shiva as the true doer.