Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 54
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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पुत्रस्त्वं विश्वसंहर्त्तुस्त्वां प्राप्तुञ्चाऽक्षमा इमाः । नाग्निं गोप्तुं यथा शक्तश्शुष्कवृक्षस्स्व कोटरे
putrastvaṃ viśvasaṃharttustvāṃ prāptuñcā'kṣamā imāḥ | nāgniṃ goptuṃ yathā śaktaśśuṣkavṛkṣassva koṭare
ನೀನು ವಿಶ್ವಸಂಹಾರಕ ಶಿವನ ಪುತ್ರನು; ಈ ಅಡೆತಡೆಗಳು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ತಲುಪಲಾರವು—ಒಣ ಮರವು ತನ್ನ ಕೊಟರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗ್ನಿಯನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಲಾರದಂತೆ.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Kumārakhaṇḍa account to the sages, reporting the in-story dialogue)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Concludes the empowerment theme: as son of the cosmic dissolver, Kumāra is unreachable by opposing forces—illustrated by the simile of fire that cannot be restrained by a dry tree’s hollow.
Significance: Instills fearlessness grounded in Śiva’s protection; teaches that adharmic obstacles cannot ‘contain’ divinely authorized tejas.
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: Samhāra-aspect emphasized: lineage from Viśva-saṃhartṛ implies irresistible power against demonic opposition.
FAQs
It declares the inviolability granted by connection to Śiva (the cosmic Saṃhartā): when one stands under Pati’s protection, hostile forces become powerless—like a dry tree that cannot contain the blaze it inevitably feeds.
It supports Saguna devotion: by taking refuge in Śiva as the Lord who dissolves bondage, the devotee gains fearlessness and steadiness. Linga-worship embodies this refuge—approaching the ever-present Lord who burns impurities like fire.
Meditate on Śiva as the inner Fire (jñāna-agni) that burns pāśa (bondage), and reinforce it with daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence and purification.