Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)
इत्युक्त्वा तु शिवस्तत्र स्थितः क्रुद्धो गृहाद्बहिः । भवाचाररतस्स्वामी बह्वद्भुतसुलीलकः
ityuktvā tu śivastatra sthitaḥ kruddho gṛhādbahiḥ | bhavācāraratassvāmī bahvadbhutasulīlakaḥ
Tendo assim falado, o Senhor Śiva permaneceu ali, do lado de fora da casa, irado—Ele, o Soberano, dedicado à conduta (dharma) própria da existência encarnada, cujas līlās são muitas e maravilhosas.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse portrays Śiva’s “anger” as a purposeful, dharma-guiding expression of Saguna Śiva’s līlā—He models righteous conduct for beings in the world while remaining the sovereign Lord beyond all limitation.
It supports Saguna-upāsanā by showing the Lord acting within narrative time and moral order; devotees worship the Liṅga as the same Śiva who compassionately instructs and corrects through such leelas.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind in Śiva-bhakti during emotional upheaval—repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate dharmic self-restraint, seeing the Lord’s guidance in events.