Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52
राहोः शिरच्छेदन-कारणकथनम् / The Account of Rāhu’s Beheading
Cause and Background
शुक्र उवाच । दिव्यौषधीस्समानीय द्रोणाद्रेरंगिरास्सुरान् । जीवयत्येष वै तात सत्यं जानीहि मे वचः
śukra uvāca | divyauṣadhīssamānīya droṇādreraṃgirāssurān | jīvayatyeṣa vai tāta satyaṃ jānīhi me vacaḥ
シュクラは言った。「ドローナ山から天なる霊薬を携え来れば、アンギラーは必ずや諸天を甦らせる、わが子よ。わが言葉が真実であると知れ。」
Shukra (Shukracharya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights faith in divine order and truthful speech: even amid war and loss, restoration occurs through dharmic means. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such healing is a worldly grace (anugraha) within saṃsāra, while Shiva alone grants the higher liberation that transcends death.
Though the verse speaks of herbs and revival, the broader Yuddhakhaṇḍa context underscores that all remedial powers function under the sovereignty of Saguna Shiva, the compassionate Lord who governs life, death, and restoration. Devotional reliance ultimately culminates in surrender to Shiva as Pati (the Lord) beyond all instruments.
The practical takeaway is śraddhā (faith) and satya (truthfulness) in speech, supported by Shiva-oriented remembrance. A simple aligned practice is japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating Shiva as the inner healer who restores clarity and steadiness of prāṇa and mind.