Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25
गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तेषां मुनिश्रेष्ठ महेश्वरः । गणान् भिन्नांस्तदा दृष्ट्वा तेभ्यस्सर्वं न्यवेदयत्
brahmovāca | ityākarṇya vacasteṣāṃ muniśreṣṭha maheśvaraḥ | gaṇān bhinnāṃstadā dṛṣṭvā tebhyassarvaṃ nyavedayat
ព្រះព្រហ្មបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ ឱ មុនីដ៏ប្រសើរ បន្ទាប់ពីស្តាប់ពាក្យរបស់ពួកគេដូច្នេះ មហេឝ្វរ (ព្រះសិវៈ) បានឃើញថា ពួកគណៈបានបែកបាក់គ្នា ហើយព្រះអង្គបានបង្ហាញអ្វីៗទាំងអស់ដល់ពួកគេ ដោយពន្យល់យ៉ាងពេញលេញ។
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the divine Lord) who restores order among His followers; in Shaiva understanding, harmony arises when all align their will with Maheshvara’s dharma and guidance.
It presents Śiva in a Saguna, personal role—hearing, seeing, and instructing—mirroring how devotees approach the Linga as the accessible form through which the Lord grants clarity, unity, and right conduct.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind through japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and cultivate inner concord; this supports disciplined devotion, like wearing rudrākṣa or applying tripuṇḍra with a non-divisive, surrendered attitude.