स्वायम्भुव-मन्वन्तर-वंशवर्णनम्
Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu and the Dhruva Episode
सोम उवाच । कोपं यच्छत राजानस्सर्वे प्राचीनबर्हिषः । अनुभूतानुकन्येयं वृक्षाणां वरवर्णिनी
soma uvāca | kopaṃ yacchata rājānassarve prācīnabarhiṣaḥ | anubhūtānukanyeyaṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ varavarṇinī
સોમ બોલ્યા—હે પ્રાચીનબર્હિષના વંશજ રાજાઓ, તમે સૌ ક્રોધ સંયમમાં રાખો. આ સુવર્ણવર્ણી કન્યાએ વૃક્ષોથી ઉપજેલું ફળ પહેલેથી જ ભોગવ્યું છે।
Soma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
The verse teaches krodha-nigraha (restraint of anger) and compassion: when suffering has already been undergone as a karmic consequence, a Shaiva practitioner is urged to respond with discernment and forgiveness rather than retaliation—supporting inner purification needed for Shiva-realization.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly linked with ethical discipline (yama-like virtues). Soma’s counsel to restrain anger aligns with approaching Saguna Shiva in the Linga through śuddhi (purity), kṣamā (forbearance), and a non-violent disposition—qualities that make devotion fruitful.
A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a vow of krodha-tyāga (renouncing anger), optionally after applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder to remain cool-minded and compassionate.