Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
कोऽयं कोऽयं त्वरापन्नो गृह्यतां गृह्यता मसौ । इति चुक्रोश स जनो गिरा भयमहोच्चया
ko'yaṃ ko'yaṃ tvarāpanno gṛhyatāṃ gṛhyatā masau | iti cukrośa sa jano girā bhayamahoccayā
«Qui est-ce—qui est-ce—qui accourt ainsi dans la hâte ? Saisissez-le ! Saisissez-le !» Ainsi le peuple cria, d’une voix gonflée d’une grande frayeur.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the scene to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: protective
FAQs
It depicts how ordinary perception, dominated by fear, reacts to the unknown; Shaiva teaching points beyond such agitation toward taking refuge in Pati (Śiva), the steady Lord who dispels inner fear and ignorance.
The verse shows the mind’s tendency to grasp and control; Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship trains the devotee to replace fear-driven reactions with reverence, surrender, and recognition of the Lord’s presence even in unexpected forms.
As a practical takeaway, calm fear through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and steady the mind with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance of impermanence and Śiva as the ultimate refuge.