Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12
शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin
स्वस्थानं गच्छ त्वं सार्द्धं राधया पार्षदेन च । दानवस्तु भवेत्सोयं भारतेऽत्र न संशयः
svasthānaṃ gaccha tvaṃ sārddhaṃ rādhayā pārṣadena ca | dānavastu bhavetsoyaṃ bhārate'tra na saṃśayaḥ
Vuelve a tu propia morada, junto con Rādhā y con tu servidor. En cuanto a éste—sin duda nacerá como un Dānava en Bhārata; de ello no hay duda.
Lord Shiva (issuing a directive/boon-curse within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva as Pati—the supreme ordainer—who directs beings according to karmic fitness, assigning place, association, and even future birth; destiny is shown as the orderly fruition of causes under Shiva’s governance.
It reflects Saguna Shiva’s role as the personal Lord who actively governs the cosmos through command and grace; devotion to Shiva (as worshipped in the Liṅga) is presented as aligning one’s life with dharma so that karmic outcomes are purified and uplifted.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate surrender to Shiva’s will through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) application, seeking clarity and restraint so one does not fall into dānava-like tendencies.