Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
नाना भावैर्लीलयैव स्वीकृतैर्निर्जरादिकान् । नूनं बिभषिं लोकेशो हंस्युन्मार्गान्स्वभावतः
nānā bhāvairlīlayaiva svīkṛtairnirjarādikān | nūnaṃ bibhaṣiṃ lokeśo haṃsyunmārgānsvabhāvataḥ
ഹേ ലോകേശാ! നാനാഭാവങ്ങളാലും ലീലാമയ ഉപായങ്ങളാലും ദേവന്മാരാദികളെ നീ സ്വന്തവശത്തിലാക്കി. അതുകൊണ്ട് സ്വഭാവതഃ നാശത്തിലേക്ക് പാഞ്ഞോടുന്നവരുടെ പാതകൾ നീ ഇപ്പോൾ നിയന്ത്രിച്ചു നിർത്തുന്നു.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, with the verse reflecting a character’s addressed praise within the narration)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: stotra
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord whose grace governs even the devas—who, through līlā, restrains destructive impulses and redirects beings toward dharma and ultimately liberation.
The verse points to Saguna Shiva as the active Lord of the worlds who intervenes in history and battle. Linga-worship trains the devotee to surrender to that governing grace (anugraha) that checks ruinous tendencies and restores right order.
A practical takeaway is japa with devotion—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—cultivating śaraṇāgati (surrender) so one’s natural impulses are restrained and aligned with Shiva’s dharmic guidance.