Shloka 12
Arjuna–Gaṇa Saṃvāda: Bāṇādhikāra, Tāpasa-veṣa, and the Ethics of Tapas (अर्जुन-गणसंवादः)
वर्तते तस्य वाणीयं यो नीतश्च त्वयाधुना । अयं बाणश्च ते पार्श्वे न स्थास्यति कदाचन
vartate tasya vāṇīyaṃ yo nītaśca tvayādhunā | ayaṃ bāṇaśca te pārśve na sthāsyati kadācana
तस्य वाणी अद्यापि वर्तते, यं त्वया अधुना नीतः। अयं च ते बाणः पार्श्वे कदाचन न स्थास्यति।
Lord Shiva (in a corrective/prophetic tone within the Shatarudra narrative context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s ājñā (divine command) overrides personal pride and force; when the Lord’s will is established, ego-driven aggression (symbolized by the arrow) cannot remain with the devotee.
Saguna Shiva guides devotees by correcting impulses and restoring dharma; Linga-worship trains surrender—placing one’s power and decisions at Shiva’s feet rather than clinging to ‘my weapon, my control’.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the resolve to renounce anger; on Mahashivratri, combine japa with Tripuṇḍra/bhasma remembrance as a vow of restraint and devotion.