Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas
समायान्तं च मां दृष्ट्वा स गणेशो महाबली । क्रोधं कृत्वा समभ्येत्य मम श्मश्रूण्यवाकिरत्
samāyāntaṃ ca māṃ dṛṣṭvā sa gaṇeśo mahābalī | krodhaṃ kṛtvā samabhyetya mama śmaśrūṇyavākirat
मला येताना पाहून तो महाबली गणेश क्रोधाने संतप्त झाला; जवळ येऊन त्याने माझी मिशी/दाढी उपटून खाली विखुरली।
Lord Kārttikeya (Skanda) narrating within Sūta Gosvāmin’s discourse
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse portrays how krodha (anger) erupts even among the divine attendants, illustrating a key Shaiva lesson: ego and impulsive wrath are forms of pāśa (bondage) that veil clarity; devotion to Pati (Śiva) is purified through humility and self-mastery.
As a family-līlā around Śiva’s sons, it points to Saguna Shiva’s compassionate governance of relationships and conflicts; the devotee learns to approach the Liṅga with inner discipline, offering anger and pride into Śiva’s presence for transformation.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of kṣamā (forbearance), along with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and brief self-inquiry before worship to dissolve krodha and cultivate śānti.