Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 68
हिरण्यनेत्रस्य तपः — Hiraṇyanetra’s Austerity and the Boon
मंत्रिण ऊचुः । इत्येवमादीनि वचांसि भद्रं तपस्विनोक्तानि च दानवेश । युक्तं न ते तेन सहात्र युद्धं त्वामाह राजन्स्मयमान एव
maṃtriṇa ūcuḥ | ityevamādīni vacāṃsi bhadraṃ tapasvinoktāni ca dānaveśa | yuktaṃ na te tena sahātra yuddhaṃ tvāmāha rājansmayamāna eva
ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନେ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଭଦ୍ର, ହେ ଦାନବେଶ! ତପସ୍ବୀ ଏପରି ମଙ୍ଗଳମୟ ବଚନ କହିଥିଲେ। ହେ ରାଜନ, ସେ ହସିହସି କହିଲେ—ଏଠାରେ ତାଙ୍କ ସହ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରିବା ତୋ ପାଇଁ ଯୁକ୍ତ ନୁହେଁ।
The ministers (Mantrins) addressing the Daitya/Dānava king
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights dharmic discernment: even in a war narrative, wise counsel urges restraint and proper judgment, implying that ego-driven conflict obstructs auspicious outcomes and spiritual clarity.
Though the verse is political counsel, its Shaiva thrust aligns with Saguna Shiva’s guidance as the upholder of dharma: devotion ripens into humility and self-mastery, which is the inner worship that supports outer rites like Linga-pūjā.
A practical takeaway is japa with the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cool impulsive aggression, paired with a brief pause for inward reflection before action—cultivating restraint (saṃyama) as a Shaiva discipline.