Shloka 12
वर्तते तस्य वाणीयं यो नीतश्च त्वयाधुना । अयं बाणश्च ते पार्श्वे न स्थास्यति कदाचन
vartate tasya vāṇīyaṃ yo nītaśca tvayādhunā | ayaṃ bāṇaśca te pārśve na sthāsyati kadācana
His command still stands—he whom you have just now led away. And this arrow of yours will never remain at your side again.
Lord Shiva (in a corrective/prophetic tone within the Shatarudra narrative context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s ājñā (divine command) overrides personal pride and force; when the Lord’s will is established, ego-driven aggression (symbolized by the arrow) cannot remain with the devotee.
Saguna Shiva guides devotees by correcting impulses and restoring dharma; Linga-worship trains surrender—placing one’s power and decisions at Shiva’s feet rather than clinging to ‘my weapon, my control’.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the resolve to renounce anger; on Mahashivratri, combine japa with Tripuṇḍra/bhasma remembrance as a vow of restraint and devotion.