Shloka 42
अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle
इत्युक्तः स तयोमैत्रीं कारयित्वा महेश्वरः । तममुज्ञाप्य सगणः सपुत्रः स्वालयं ययौ
ityuktaḥ sa tayomaitrīṃ kārayitvā maheśvaraḥ | tamamujñāpya sagaṇaḥ saputraḥ svālayaṃ yayau
Having spoken thus, Lord Maheśvara established friendship between the two. Then, granting him leave, Śiva—together with His attendants and with His son—departed for His own abode.
Suta Goswami (narrating the events to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva as Pati—the compassionate Lord who restores harmony by transforming hostility into friendship. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, this reflects Shiva’s anugraha (grace) that resolves inner and outer conflict and re-establishes dharma-oriented order.
It emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible, personal action in the world—guiding beings, reconciling opposites, and then returning to His abode. Linga-worship similarly trains the devotee to seek Shiva’s stabilizing presence that unites and purifies relationships and tendencies.
A practical takeaway is to perform japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the intention of cultivating maitrī (amity) and forgiveness, optionally while wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra-bhasma as reminders of Shiva’s purifying, peace-bestowing grace.