Shloka 33
जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa
The Provocation of Śiva
स तं खादितु मायान्तं दृष्ट्वा राहुर्भयातुरः । अधावदात वेगेन बहिस्तस्य च दधार तम्
sa taṃ khāditu māyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāhurbhayāturaḥ | adhāvadāta vegena bahistasya ca dadhāra tam
Seeing him rushing forward to devour him, Rāhu—stricken with fear—ran away at great speed, and he carried him outside, away from that place.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
The verse highlights fear-driven flight as a mark of bondage (pāśa). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, true refuge is turning the mind to Pati (Śiva), the remover of fear, rather than being ruled by panic and impulse.
In battle narratives, Saguna Śiva is invoked as the immediate protector and stabilizing presence. Linga-worship symbolizes anchoring the mind in Śiva’s steadfastness, transforming fear into surrender and clarity.
A practical takeaway is fear-transmutation through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath, ideally while wearing Rudrākṣa and applying Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as reminders of Śiva as the supreme refuge.