Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 41
भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast
साक्षाद्रुद्रतनुर्वीरो वरवीरगणावृतः । अट्टहासेन घोरेण व्यष्टं भयदनिंदितः
sākṣādrudratanurvīro varavīragaṇāvṛtaḥ | aṭṭahāsena ghoreṇa vyaṣṭaṃ bhayadaniṃditaḥ
Sang pahlawan itu tampak sebagai perwujudan langsung tubuh Rudra, dikelilingi oleh pasukan para kesatria pilihan. Dengan tawa menggelegar yang dahsyat, wahai yang tak bercela, ia menghancurkan rasa takut itu sendiri.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
The verse portrays Rudra’s manifested power (saguṇa śakti) as the force that annihilates fear—an inner bond (pāśa). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, when Pati (Shiva/Rudra) is realized as the Lord, the pashu’s fear-born limitation loosens, moving the soul toward grace and liberation.
Rudra’s ‘body-form’ indicates Shiva’s compassionate accessibility through form (saguṇa). Linga-worship similarly provides a concrete focus for devotion and contemplation, through which the devotee entrusts fear and limitation to Shiva, who alone can dissolve them.
A practical takeaway is fear-dispelling japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with steady breath and attention at the heart, coupled with simple Shaiva observances like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of surrender to Rudra, the conqueror of fear.