Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19
शिवदूतेन युद्धनिश्चयः तथा देवदानवयुद्धारम्भः (Śiva’s Envoy and the Commencement of the Deva–Dānava War)
रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये कोटिदानवसंयुतः । उवास शंखचूडश्च रत्नभूषणभूषितः
ratnasiṃhāsane ramye koṭidānavasaṃyutaḥ | uvāsa śaṃkhacūḍaśca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ
ରତ୍ନାଭୂଷଣରେ ବିଭୂଷିତ ଶଙ୍ଖଚୂଡ ରମ୍ୟ ରତ୍ନସିଂହାସନରେ ଆସୀନ ହେଲା। ତାହାର ଚାରିପାଖେ କୋଟି କୋଟି ଦାନବ-ଯୋଦ୍ଧା ପରିବେଷ୍ଟିତ ଥିଲେ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse highlights the asuric tendency to equate power with external splendor—thrones, jewels, and vast armies—contrasting with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis that true greatness is inner alignment with Shiva (Pati) rather than attachment to transient wealth and dominance.
By depicting worldly magnificence as a marker of adharma-leaning pride, the text implicitly points devotees back to Saguna Shiva worship—especially the Linga—as a stabilizing focus for humility, devotion (bhakti), and surrender, rather than fascination with mere royal or martial display.
A practical takeaway is to counter ego and attachment through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Shiva-pūjā (Linga abhiṣeka), cultivating inner purity over outward display.