Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
तदोवाच नभोवाणी बाणस्याश्वासनाय हि । शृण्वतां सर्ववीराणामनिरुद्धस्य मंत्रिणः
tadovāca nabhovāṇī bāṇasyāśvāsanāya hi | śṛṇvatāṃ sarvavīrāṇāmaniruddhasya maṃtriṇaḥ
បន្ទាប់មក សំឡេងពីមេឃ បាននិយាយឡើង—ពិតប្រាកដ ដើម្បីលួងលោម បាណៈ—ខណៈដែលវីរបុរសទាំងអស់កំពុងស្តាប់ រួមទាំងមន្ត្រីប្រឹក្សារបស់ អនិរុទ្ធ។
Nabhovāṇī (a divine/heavenly voice)
Tattva Level: pati
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: ākāśavāṇī (celestial voice) as omen-like intervention in the battle narrative
FAQs
The verse highlights īśvara-saṅkalpa—divine orchestration—where a heavenly voice steadies the distressed mind, indicating that beyond human strategy, events unfold under higher guidance toward dharma and the soul’s maturation.
Though the Liṅga is not named here, the motif of a transcendent yet communicative Lord aligns with Saguna Śiva’s grace: the Supreme makes His will known in the world to protect dharma and regulate the outcomes of conflict.
A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati and japa: in anxiety, take refuge in Śiva and steady the mind with the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a contemplative remedy for fear and agitation.