Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52
रुद्रस्य रणप्रवेशः तथा दैत्यगणानां बाणवृष्टिः
Rudra Enters the Battlefield; the Daityas’ Arrow-Storm
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्यनुज्ञां समाकर्ण्य शिरसाधाय तां हरिः । छल कर्त्तुं जगामाशु पुनर्जालंधरं पुरम्
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityanujñāṃ samākarṇya śirasādhāya tāṃ hariḥ | chala karttuṃ jagāmāśu punarjālaṃdharaṃ puram
Sanatkumāra dit : Ayant entendu cette permission, Hari l’accepta la tête inclinée. Puis il repartit aussitôt vers la cité de Jālandhara, avec l’intention d’employer une ruse.
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights disciplined obedience and purposeful action: even a great deity like Hari first accepts authorization with humility, then acts decisively—showing that dharma and right order guide even extraordinary power.
Within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context, the narrative underscores that Saguna manifestations act in the world to restore balance; devotion to Shiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) recognizes that worldly conflicts and their resolutions unfold under his higher sovereignty.
The practical takeaway is humility before undertaking any spiritual work: begin with reverent bowing and remembrance of Shiva—mentally offering the act to him, and, if one follows Shaiva practice, reciting the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before action.