Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11
द्वारपाल-गणेशसंवादः / The Dialogue at the Gate: Gaṇeśa and Śiva’s Gaṇas
ततश्च तद्वचः श्रुत्वाद्भुतलीलो महेश्वरः । विनिर्भर्त्स्य गणानूचे निजांल्लोकगतिर्मुने
tataśca tadvacaḥ śrutvādbhutalīlo maheśvaraḥ | vinirbhartsya gaṇānūce nijāṃllokagatirmune
அந்த வார்த்தைகளை கேட்டவுடன், அதிசய லீலை உடைய மகேஸ்வரன் தன் கணங்களை கடுமையாகக் கண்டித்து, ஓ முனிவரே, தன் உலகின் நெறிக்கேற்ப உரிய நடத்தை வழியை எடுத்துரைத்தார்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It shows Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who corrects even his own attendants, teaching that divine grace includes discipline and that dharma is upheld in Shiva’s realm for the good of all beings.
The verse highlights Saguna Shiva as the personal Lord who actively governs, teaches, and protects cosmic order—an aspect devotees approach in Linga worship as the compassionate yet just ruler of the universe.
The practical takeaway is self-correction through devotion: recite the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility and cultivate disciplined conduct (niyama) as part of Shiva-bhakti.