Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
शुक्रस्य जठरस्थत्वं तथा मृत्युशमनी-विद्या (Śukra in Śiva’s belly and the death-subduing vidyā)
आश्चर्यरूपे प्रमथेश्वराणां तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तति युद्धयज्ञे । अमर्षितो भार्गवकर्म दृष्ट्वा शिलादपुत्रोऽभ्यगमन्महेशम्
āścaryarūpe pramatheśvarāṇāṃ tasmiṃstathā vartati yuddhayajñe | amarṣito bhārgavakarma dṛṣṭvā śilādaputro'bhyagamanmaheśam
பிரமதேஸ்வரர்களின் ஆணையின்கீழ் அந்த யுத்த-யாகம் அதிசயமாக நடைபெறுகையில், பார்கவனின் (பரசுராமன்) செயலைக் கண்டு சிலாதனின் புதல்வன் நந்தி கோபம் கொண்டு நேரே மகேசனை அணைந்தான்.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse frames the conflict as a yuddhayajña—an outer battle reflecting an inner sacrificial arena—where the devotee (Nandin) turns from reactive anger toward refuge in Pati, Mahādeva. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, the right response to disturbance is to seek the Lord’s guidance so karma is purified and aligned with dharma.
Nandin’s immediate approach to Mahādeva illustrates Saguna-upāsanā: devotion to the personal Lord who actively protects and directs His devotees. It mirrors how a Linga-worshipper, facing agitation, re-centers the mind by surrendering the situation at Śiva’s feet rather than acting from ego-driven impulse.
The takeaway is to transform anger into offering: silently repeat the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence, and mentally place the conflict into Śiva’s hands before speaking or acting.