Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्युक्तो रुद्रमानम्य गतो नारायणज्वरः । तं दृष्ट्वा चरितं कृष्णो विसिस्माय भयान्वितः
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityukto rudramānamya gato nārāyaṇajvaraḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā caritaṃ kṛṣṇo visismāya bhayānvitaḥ
Sanatkumāra dit : Ainsi instruit, le mal de fièvre de Nārāyaṇa s’inclina devant Rudra et s’en alla. Voyant ce déroulement prodigieux, Kṛṣṇa fut saisi d’étonnement, et un frisson de crainte s’éleva en lui.
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Significance: Highlights Rudra’s awe-inspiring sovereignty that induces adbhuta and bhaya even in divine heroes; such bhāva underlies kṣetra-darśana where devotees experience both reverent fear and wonder leading to surrender.
FAQs
The verse highlights Rudra as the supreme Pati (Lord) before whom even a deified affliction (jvara) must bow; it teaches that surrender to Shiva dissolves suffering and restores cosmic order.
Rudra here is Saguna Shiva acting as the compassionate ruler of forces that bind beings; Linga-worship similarly centers on approaching Shiva as the accessible Lord who subdues afflictions and grants protection through grace.
The key takeaway is namana (bowing/surrender): practice daily Shiva-pranama with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and mentally offer fear and suffering into Shiva’s protection, cultivating steady refuge in Rudra.