Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
गाणपत्यदानकथा
Bāṇāsura Receives Gaṇapatya; Genealogical Prelude
ज्येष्ठायाः प्रथमौ पुत्रौ दितेश्चास्तां महाबलौ । हिरण्यकशिपुर्ज्येष्ठो हिरण्याक्षोऽनुजस्ततः
jyeṣṭhāyāḥ prathamau putrau diteścāstāṃ mahābalau | hiraṇyakaśipurjyeṣṭho hiraṇyākṣo'nujastataḥ
ពីដិតិ ដែលជាភរិយាបងច្បង បានកើតកូនប្រុសពីរនាក់ដំបូង មានកម្លាំងអស្ចារ្យណាស់៖ អ្នកច្បងគឺ ហិរណ្យកសិពុ ហើយបន្ទាប់មក អ្នកប្អូនគឺ ហិរណ្យាក្ស។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
This verse sets up the asuric lineage—great strength without devotion—highlighting a Shaiva Siddhanta theme: power (śakti) becomes bondage when ruled by ego (ahaṅkāra) rather than surrendered to Pati (Śiva), the Lord who grants liberation.
By introducing figures known for pride and domination, the text implicitly contrasts them with the devotee’s path: approaching Saguna Śiva through the Liṅga with humility, worship, and right orientation of will—so strength turns into dharma rather than conflict.
A practical takeaway is to counter ‘asuric’ tendencies through steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and daily Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance, cultivating surrender and self-restraint alongside any worldly capability.