Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 13
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
अथ विभ्रम्य पक्षाभ्यां नाभिपादान्विदारयन् । पादान्बबंध पुच्छेन बाहुभ्याम्बाहु मण्डलम्
atha vibhramya pakṣābhyāṃ nābhipādānvidārayan | pādānbabaṃdha pucchena bāhubhyāmbāhu maṇḍalam
तब वह दोनों पंखों से घूमता हुआ नाभि से पाद-पर्यन्त प्रदेश को विदीर्ण करने लगा। उसने पूँछ से पाँव बाँध दिए और भुजाओं से शत्रु की भुजा-मण्डली को पकड़कर कस दिया।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara
Role: destructive
FAQs
It portrays overwhelming power in a divine contest, reminding the devotee that all limited strength is subdued before the Lord’s supreme Shakti; in Shaiva Siddhanta, the bound soul (paśu) is ultimately mastered and liberated only by Pati (Shiva).
The verse uses vivid, saguna (form-based) action to convey Shiva’s supremacy in manifest play; such narratives support devotion to Saguna Shiva, which culminates in steady worship of the Linga as the accessible sign of the transcendent Lord.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate inner steadiness through japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and disciplined worship (abhisheka, bhasma/tripuṇḍra, rudrākṣa), transforming agitation into devotion and surrender.