Shiva Purana: Uma Samhita, Adhyaya 49, Shloka 6
Sarasvatī-avatāra-prasaṅgaḥ
Account of Sarasvatī’s Manifestation and the Humbling of the Devas
ये प्रभावं समालोक्यास्माकं परमदुःसहम् । भीता नागालयं याता यातयातेति वादिनः
ye prabhāvaṃ samālokyāsmākaṃ paramaduḥsaham | bhītā nāgālayaṃ yātā yātayāteti vādinaḥ
जब उन्होंने हमारी ताकत देखी, वो डर गए। हमारी ताकत के सामने नहीं टिक पाए। भाग के नाग लोक चले गए। चिल्ला रहे थे, भगाओ इनको, मारो इनको।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Mantra: yātayāta iti (refrain/cry, not a mantra)
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The verse highlights how worldly forces collapse into fear when confronted with a superior divine potency; in Shaiva Siddhanta, true refuge is ultimately in Pati (Shiva), whose śakti overpowers pasha-bound aggression.
It supports the Purana’s theme that Saguna Shiva’s manifest power protects devotees and subdues hostile forces; Linga-worship is presented as anchoring the mind in that protective, victorious presence.
A practical takeaway is fear-removal through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady devotion; if following Shiva Purana practice, combine it with Tripundra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as supports for courage and inner steadiness.
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