Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्याभाष्य नभोवाणी विरराम महामुने । बाणासुरस्तद्वचनादनिरुद्धं न जघ्निवान्
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityābhāṣya nabhovāṇī virarāma mahāmune | bāṇāsurastadvacanādaniruddhaṃ na jaghnivān
സനത്കുമാരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മഹാമുനേ! ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞിട്ട് ആകാശവാണി മൗനമായി. ആ വാക്ക് മാനിച്ച് ബാണാസുരൻ അനിരുദ്ധനെ കൊല്ലുകയില്ലായിരുന്നു.
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: ākāśavāṇī (celestial voice) intervention
FAQs
It highlights that even a powerful asura is ultimately checked by a higher divine ordinance; restraint and obedience to the cosmic command (dharma) prevent adharmic violence and preserve the unfolding of destiny under Śiva’s sovereign order.
The ‘voice from the sky’ reflects the governance of the Lord as Saguna Īśvara—Shiva as the personal ruler of karma and dharma—who can intervene to redirect events; devotees see such intervention as the Lord’s protective oversight of the world-order.
The takeaway is disciplined restraint (saṃyama) supported by japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to align one’s impulses with dharma; it also supports cultivating calm before action, as if listening inwardly to the ‘divine command.’