Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
शुक्रनिग्रहः — The Seizure/Neutralization of Śukra (Kāvya) and the Daityas’ Despondency
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इति स्तुत्वा शिवं शुक्रः पुनर्नत्वा शिवाज्ञया । विवेश दानवानीकं मेघमालां यथा शशी
sanatkumāra uvāca | iti stutvā śivaṃ śukraḥ punarnatvā śivājñayā | viveśa dānavānīkaṃ meghamālāṃ yathā śaśī
സനത്കുമാരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇങ്ങനെ ശിവനെ സ്തുതിച്ച് ശുക്രൻ വീണ്ടും നമസ്കരിച്ചു; ശിവാജ്ഞപ്രകാരം ദാനവസൈന്യത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രവേശിച്ചു—മേഘമാലയിൽ ചന്ദ്രൻ ലയിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ.
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose command governs all events; even a powerful teacher like Śukra acts only after praise, humility, and receiving Śiva’s sanction—showing that grace and obedience to divine will precede effective action.
Śukra’s stuti (praise) and repeated namaskāra reflect Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who hears, commands, and directs. In Linga worship, devotees similarly offer stotra and prostration, seeking Śiva’s ājñā/anugraha before undertaking worldly or spiritual aims.
A practical takeaway is to begin undertakings with Śiva-stuti and namaskāra—optionally while wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra bhasma—and to repeat the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) seeking alignment with Śivājñā (divine guidance).