Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa
The Provocation of Śiva
स तं खादितु मायान्तं दृष्ट्वा राहुर्भयातुरः । अधावदात वेगेन बहिस्तस्य च दधार तम्
sa taṃ khāditu māyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā rāhurbhayāturaḥ | adhāvadāta vegena bahistasya ca dadhāra tam
彼が自分を喰らわんと迫り来るのを見て、ラーフは恐怖に打たれ、猛然と逃げ去り、彼をその場の外へと引き離していった。
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
The verse highlights fear-driven flight as a mark of bondage (pāśa). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, true refuge is turning the mind to Pati (Śiva), the remover of fear, rather than being ruled by panic and impulse.
In battle narratives, Saguna Śiva is invoked as the immediate protector and stabilizing presence. Linga-worship symbolizes anchoring the mind in Śiva’s steadfastness, transforming fear into surrender and clarity.
A practical takeaway is fear-transmutation through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath, ideally while wearing Rudrākṣa and applying Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as reminders of Śiva as the supreme refuge.