Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्युक्तो रुद्रमानम्य गतो नारायणज्वरः । तं दृष्ट्वा चरितं कृष्णो विसिस्माय भयान्वितः
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityukto rudramānamya gato nārāyaṇajvaraḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā caritaṃ kṛṣṇo visismāya bhayānvitaḥ
ಸನತ್ಕುಮಾರನು ಹೇಳಿದರು— “ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಾಗ ನಾರಾಯಣಜ್ವರವು ರುದ್ರನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸಿ ಹೊರಟುಹೋಯಿತು. ಆ ಅತಿಶಯ ಘಟನೆ ಕಂಡು ಕೃಷ್ಣನು ಭಯಸಹಿತವಾಗಿ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಪಟ್ಟನು।”
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Significance: Highlights Rudra’s awe-inspiring sovereignty that induces adbhuta and bhaya even in divine heroes; such bhāva underlies kṣetra-darśana where devotees experience both reverent fear and wonder leading to surrender.
FAQs
The verse highlights Rudra as the supreme Pati (Lord) before whom even a deified affliction (jvara) must bow; it teaches that surrender to Shiva dissolves suffering and restores cosmic order.
Rudra here is Saguna Shiva acting as the compassionate ruler of forces that bind beings; Linga-worship similarly centers on approaching Shiva as the accessible Lord who subdues afflictions and grants protection through grace.
The key takeaway is namana (bowing/surrender): practice daily Shiva-pranama with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and mentally offer fear and suffering into Shiva’s protection, cultivating steady refuge in Rudra.