Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas
तेषां मध्ये तु कश्चिद्वै संग्रामे सम्मुखो न हि । सिंहं दृष्ट्वा यथा यांति मृगाश्चैव दिशो दश
teṣāṃ madhye tu kaścidvai saṃgrāme sammukho na hi | siṃhaṃ dṛṣṭvā yathā yāṃti mṛgāścaiva diśo daśa
彼らの中で、戦いに正面から立ち向かう者は一人もいなかった。鹿が獅子を見るや十方へ逃げ散るように、彼らも恐れにより四方へ散った。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It contrasts worldly fear with dharmic steadfastness: when ego and ignorance dominate, beings scatter like deer; spiritual strength arises from alignment with Śiva’s order (dharma) and inner composure.
Saguna Śiva worship (Linga with mantra and devotion) trains the mind to remain ‘sammukha’—steady and present—rather than fleeing in agitation when confronted by powerful circumstances.
Japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath and Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance supports fearlessness and one-pointedness, the opposite of scattering in ten directions.