Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
दुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादनिर्णयः / Dundubhinirhrāda’s Stratagem: Targeting the Brāhmaṇas
तं भक्तं ध्यानमापन्नं दृढचित्तं शिवेक्षणे । कृतास्त्रमन्त्रविन्यासं तं क्रांतुमशकन्न सः
taṃ bhaktaṃ dhyānamāpannaṃ dṛḍhacittaṃ śivekṣaṇe | kṛtāstramantravinyāsaṃ taṃ krāṃtumaśakanna saḥ
କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ଦୈତ୍ୟ ସେଇ ଭକ୍ତକୁ ଦମନ କରିପାରିଲା ନାହିଁ—ଯିଏ ଧ୍ୟାନରେ ଲୀନ, ଚିତ୍ତରେ ଦୃଢ, ଶିବଦର୍ଶନେ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ନିଶ୍ଚଳ, ଏବଂ ଅସ୍ତ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ରର ବିନ୍ୟାସ କରିଥିଲା।
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; the verse emphasizes bhakta-rakṣā through Śiva-oriented dhyāna and mantra-śakti (astra-mantra), implying Śiva’s anugraha operating through disciplined practice.
Significance: Teaches that steadfast Śiva-dhyāna coupled with mantra-protection renders the devotee ‘unassailable’ by hostile forces—an inner pilgrimage of steadiness.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that one-pointed bhakti and dhyāna on Śiva make the devotee inwardly unshakable; when consciousness rests in Pati (Śiva), hostile forces cannot easily “overcome” the sādhaka.
The verse highlights śiva-īkṣaṇa—fixing awareness on Śiva’s form and presence. In practice, this aligns with saguna upāsanā such as steady gazing and meditation on the Śiva-liṅga, where devotion stabilizes the mind and becomes a spiritual shield.
It points to disciplined dhyāna with mantra-śakti: mantra-japa with proper mental “placement” (vinyāsa/nyāsa-like focus), along with steady contemplation of Śiva—commonly supported in Shaiva practice by japa of the Pañcākṣarī and meditation before the liṅga.