Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance
बाहुयुद्धस्य चोद्ध त्तिर्गाणपत्यमथाक्षयम् । उषापुत्रस्य राज्यं तु तस्मिञ्शोणितकाह्वये
bāhuyuddhasya coddha ttirgāṇapatyamathākṣayam | uṣāputrasya rājyaṃ tu tasmiñśoṇitakāhvaye
ସେହି ବାହୁଯୁଦ୍ଧରୁ ଗଣପତିଙ୍କ ଅକ୍ଷୟ ସାର୍ବଭୌମତ୍ୱ ଉଦ୍ଭବିଲା; ଉଷାପୁତ୍ରଙ୍କ ରାଜ୍ୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେଠାରେ ‘ଶୋଣିତକ’ ନାମେ ଖ୍ୟାତ ନଗରେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ହେଲା।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It frames worldly victory as meaningful when it culminates in stable, dharma-aligned order—symbolized by “imperishable” authority—hinting that divine governance is sustained by Shiva’s overarching cosmic law (niyati) rather than mere force.
Though the verse speaks of political outcomes, the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context places all power under Saguna Shiva’s providence: kingship and protection are seen as functions operating within Shiva’s manifested lordship, which devotees approach through Linga-worship as the stable axis of order.
A practical takeaway is to pray for steadiness (akṣayatva) through Shiva-upāsanā—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” optionally with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—seeking inner sovereignty over the senses rather than only external victory.