Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
अयं शिवप्रसादाद्वै कृष्णपौत्रो महाबलः । अस्मांस्तृणोपमान् वेत्ति दष्टोपि भुजगैर्बलात्
ayaṃ śivaprasādādvai kṛṣṇapautro mahābalaḥ | asmāṃstṛṇopamān vetti daṣṭopi bhujagairbalāt
ដោយព្រះគុណនៃព្រះសិវៈ ចៅប្រុសរបស់ក្រឹṣṇa នេះមានកម្លាំងមហិមា។ ទោះបីត្រូវពស់ខាំដោយកម្លាំងក៏ដោយ គាត់ក៏ចាត់ទុកយើងដូចស្មៅតូចៗប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages, reporting the battlefield speech)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights śiva-prasāda (Śiva’s grace) as the decisive source of fearlessness and strength—showing that when Pati (Śiva) bestows anugraha, the pashu-mind’s vulnerability to suffering and threat is transcended.
It points to Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord who grants tangible protection and inner steadiness; Linga-worship is traditionally approached as seeking Śiva’s prasāda, by which devotees gain courage, clarity, and mastery over disturbances.
A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a prayer for śiva-prasāda, along with simple Śiva-upacāra (water offering to the Liṅga) to cultivate fearlessness and steadiness amid “serpent-like” trials.