Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 33930
तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः
Protocol of Tapas, Mantra-Japa, and Śiva-Dhyāna
वनेचरेण शब्देन व्याकुलश्चार्जुनस्तदा । पर्वताद्याश्च तैश्शब्दैस्ते सर्वे व्याकुलास्तदा
vanecareṇa śabdena vyākulaścārjunastadā | parvatādyāśca taiśśabdaiste sarve vyākulāstadā
ထိုအခါ အာర్జုနသည် တောနေသူ၏ အော်သံကြောင့် စိတ်လှုပ်ရှား၍ မတည်ငြိမ်ဖြစ်၏။ ထိုအသံများကြောင့် တောင်တန်းတို့နှင့် ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်အရာအားလုံးပင် လှုပ်ရှားကာ ရင်ခုန်သွားကြ၏။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
The verse highlights how the mind (even of a heroic seeker like Arjuna) can be shaken by external stimuli; Shaiva teaching points toward stabilizing awareness in Pati (Shiva) so that agitation does not govern one’s dharma.
In Shaiva practice, turning to Saguna Shiva—through Linga-worship, mantra, and remembrance—transforms fear and disturbance into grounded devotion, preparing the devotee to perceive Shiva’s presence behind events.
A direct takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind when disturbed; if available, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and hold Rudraksha as supports for inner composure.