Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
एवं जाते चरित्रं तु भगवान्देवकीसुतः । उवाच सारथिं शीघ्रं रुद्रतेजोतिविस्मितः
evaṃ jāte caritraṃ tu bhagavāndevakīsutaḥ | uvāca sārathiṃ śīghraṃ rudratejotivismitaḥ
Quand ce retournement advint, le Bienheureux fils de Devakī, stupéfait devant l’éclat flamboyant de Rudra, s’adressa promptement à son cocher.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It highlights the overpowering, grace-filled radiance (tejas) of Rudra that evokes reverent astonishment even in exalted beings, pointing to Shiva as the supreme Pati whose presence dissolves pride and awakens surrender.
Rudra’s visible ‘tejas’ reflects Saguna Shiva—God known through manifest attributes. In Linga-worship, this same truth is approached as the luminous sign (liṅga) of the transcendent, training the devotee to perceive Shiva’s presence as divine light and authority.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind in japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating Rudra-tejas as purifying light, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance and humility.