Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
अतस्त्वं जृंभणास्त्रेण मां जंभय मदाज्ञया । ततस्त्वं कुरु कार्यं स्वं यथेष्टं च सुखी भव
atastvaṃ jṛṃbhaṇāstreṇa māṃ jaṃbhaya madājñayā | tatastvaṃ kuru kāryaṃ svaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ ca sukhī bhava
“Maka, menurut perintah-Ku, hantamlah Aku dengan senjata Jṛmbhaṇa dan jadikan Aku terpegun. Sesudah itu, laksanakanlah urusanmu sendiri menurut kehendakmu, dan berbahagialah.”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights Shiva’s absolute lordship (Pati): even being “stunned” happens only by His will. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, worldly power and bondage are subordinate to Shiva’s grace and governance, revealing the battle as divine līlā rather than a limitation of the Supreme.
It supports Saguna Shiva devotion: the Lord assumes a relatable form and participates in events, yet remains sovereign. The devotee worships the Linga knowing that Shiva’s manifest actions are compassionate play, while His essential nature remains untouched and supreme.
A practical takeaway is surrender (śaraṇāgati) with japa of the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—contemplating that all powers, obstacles, and outcomes move under Shiva’s command, and seeking His grace for right action and inner steadiness.