Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च
Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis
तच्छिरश्च तदा नीत्वा तत्र तेऽयोजयन् ध्रुवम् । संयोज्य देवतास्सर्वाः शिवं विष्णुं विधिं तदा
tacchiraśca tadā nītvā tatra te'yojayan dhruvam | saṃyojya devatāssarvāḥ śivaṃ viṣṇuṃ vidhiṃ tadā
मग ते शिर तेथे नेऊन त्यांनी निश्चयाने जोडून बसवले. त्याच क्षणी शिव, विष्णू आणि विधी (ब्रह्मा) सहित सर्व देव एकत्र जमले.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It highlights dharma being re-established through divine coordination: the devas act decisively, and the presence of Śiva with Viṣṇu and Brahmā signals that cosmic order is restored under the supreme lordship (Pati) of Śiva.
Though the verse is narrative, it reflects Saguna Śiva’s active governance of the cosmos—Śiva is not merely an abstract absolute but the accessible Lord who participates in restoring balance, a key devotional lens in the Shiva Purana.
The takeaway is steadiness (dhruvam): practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with firm resolve, and cultivate inner discipline as an offering to Śiva, the stabilizer of cosmic order.