Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः
Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm
एकाग्रीभूतमालोक्य रुद्रं दैत्यो जलंधरः । कामतस्स जगामाशु यत्र गौरी स्थिताऽभवत्
ekāgrībhūtamālokya rudraṃ daityo jalaṃdharaḥ | kāmatassa jagāmāśu yatra gaurī sthitā'bhavat
Voyant Rudra entièrement absorbé dans une concentration à un seul point, le démon Jalandhara, poussé par le désir, se hâta d’aller là où séjournait Gaurī.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
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It contrasts Rudra’s ekāgratā (yogic one-pointedness, mastery over the senses) with Jalandhara’s kāma (desire), showing how passion becomes a pasha (bondage) that drives the soul toward adharma, while Shiva stands as the Pati—ever free and self-contained.
Rudra’s absorbed state points to Saguna Shiva as the supreme yogin: devotees worship the Linga as the stable focus for ekāgratā, training the mind away from restless desire and toward Shiva-consciousness (śiva-bhāva).
The implied takeaway is ekāgratā through japa and dhyāna—especially steady repetition of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” supported by simple Shaiva disciplines like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa to cultivate restraint and devotion.