Valmiki Ramayana 1.36.13: Bala Kanda, Sarga 36, Shloka 13
बालकाण्ड सर्ग ३६ · गङ्गा
प्रभवप्रश्नः, शिवतेजोधारणं, कार्त्तिकेय-जन्म, उमाशापः
धारयिष्याम्यहं तेजस्तेजस्येव सहोमया ।
त्रिदशाः पृथिवी चैव निर्वाणमधिगच्छतु ॥१३॥
dhārayiṣyāmy ahaṃ tejas tejasya iva sahomayā |
tridaśāḥ pṛthivī caiva nirvāṇam adhigacchatu ||13||
शिव ने कहा, मैं और पार्वती मिलकर इस तेज को अपने अंदर रख लेंगे। इससे देवता और धरती दोनों को शांति मिलेगी। कोई परेशानी नहीं होगी।
""Together with Uma I will preserve the semen in my body thereby the devatas and also the earth will have peace.
FAQs
Dharma is protective restraint: immense power is ethically contained so that the world is not harmed—strength guided by responsibility.
Faced with a dangerous divine energy that could burden the earth, Śiva volunteers to bear it within himself, ensuring peace for gods and earth.
Śiva’s tapas and self-control—his willingness to absorb peril for the common good (loka-saṃrakṣaṇa).
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