Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
तारकासुर-पूर्ववृत्त-प्रश्नः (Questions on Tārakāsura and Śivā’s tapas) / “Inquiry into Tārakāsura’s origin and Śivā–Śiva narrative”
प्रियेच्छति विरोधं वै सुरैर्मे न हि रोचते । किं कुर्यां हि क्व गच्छेयं कथं नश्ये न मे पणः
priyecchati virodhaṃ vai surairme na hi rocate | kiṃ kuryāṃ hi kva gaccheyaṃ kathaṃ naśye na me paṇaḥ
「愛しき者は神々と争いを望むが、そのような敵意は我が心にかなわぬ。いかにすべきか。いずこへ赴くべきか。しかも我が決意（賭け）を失ってはならぬのに、どうして滅び得ようか。」
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights Shiva’s dharmic restraint: even when provoked into opposition, the perfected Lord does not relish conflict. The verse points to the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on inner steadiness—acting without egoic agitation and keeping one’s vow aligned with dharma.
Saguna Shiva, worshipped as the Linga and as the compassionate Lord, embodies peace and mastery over impulses. This verse mirrors that devotional understanding: the devotee approaches Shiva as the one who dissolves hostility and establishes auspiciousness (śiva-tattva) in the heart.
A practical takeaway is japa with the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cool agitation and restore equanimity; applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) with remembrance of Shiva can reinforce vairagya and steadiness when facing conflict.