Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
देव-गण-समरः
Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle
वीरभद्र उवाच । रेरे हरे महादेव शपथोल्लंघनं त्वया । कथमद्य कृतं चित्ते गर्वः किमभवत्तव
vīrabhadra uvāca | rere hare mahādeva śapathollaṃghanaṃ tvayā | kathamadya kṛtaṃ citte garvaḥ kimabhavattava
ဝီရဘဒြက ပြော၏— “ဟေး ဟရာ၊ မဟာဒေဝ! သင်သည် မိမိ၏ သစ္စာကတိကို ချိုးဖောက်လိုက်ပြီ။ ယနေ့ မည်သို့ ဤသို့ ပြုလုပ်နိုင်သနည်း။ သင်၏ စိတ်ထဲ၌ မည်သို့သော မာန ထလာသနည်း။”
Vīrabhadra
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva emphasis on niyama (disciplined observance) and humility: pride (garva) and vow-breaking are shown as spiritually dangerous impulses that disturb right order (dharma), even when spoken within a dramatic, puranic confrontation.
Saguna Shiva is approached as Mahādeva who upholds dharma; this verse frames Shiva’s presence in story as a moral and spiritual axis—devotion to the Linga is not mere ritual, but reverence for the Lord who embodies truthfulness and disciplined conduct.
A practical takeaway is vow-discipline: keep a vrata with sincerity, recite the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) daily, and cultivate humility as an inner offering—so that worship is supported by ethical steadiness.