Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
वैष्णवोऽथ समाक्रदन्माहेश्वरबलार्दितः । अलब्ध्वा भयमन्यत्र तुष्टाव वृषभध्वजम्
vaiṣṇavo'tha samākradanmāheśvarabalārditaḥ | alabdhvā bhayamanyatra tuṣṭāva vṛṣabhadhvajam
そのときヴァイシュナヴァは、シヴァの軍勢の力に激しく打たれて叫び声を上げた。ほかに恐れを逃れる依り処を得られず、牛を旗印とする主、ヴリシャバドヴァジャ（シヴァ）を讃え始めた。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights śaraṇāgati (surrender): when worldly supports fail and fear dominates, the soul finds true refuge in Pati—Lord Śiva—whose grace alone dispels bondage and grants protection.
By praising “Vṛṣabhadhvaja,” the verse points to Saguna Śiva—approached through names, forms, and hymns. Such stuti naturally culminates in Linga-upāsanā, where the devotee seeks Śiva’s presence as the compassionate Lord who removes fear.
A practical takeaway is stotra-japa and nāma-smaraṇa of Śiva in moments of fear—especially with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as an act of inner refuge and devotion.