Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
गजासुरतपः–देवलोकक्षोभः
Gajāsura’s Austerities and the Disturbance of the Worlds
अथ रुद्रो रौद्रतनुः स्वशरैरतिदारुणैः । तच्छरांश्चिच्छिदे तूर्णमप्राप्तांस्तिलशो मुने
atha rudro raudratanuḥ svaśarairatidāruṇaiḥ | taccharāṃścicchide tūrṇamaprāptāṃstilaśo mune
அப்போது ருத்ரன் ரௌத்ர வடிவம் கொண்டு, முனிவரே, தன் மிகக் கொடிய அம்புகளால் அவை தன்னை அடைவதற்கு முன்பே விரைவில் துகள்துகளாகச் சிதறடித்தான்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: destructive
FAQs
It portrays Rudra as the supreme protector whose power neutralizes threats before they mature—symbolizing how the Lord, as Pati, cuts the bonds (pāśa) and obstacles that approach the seeker’s path.
Rudra’s visible, active intervention reflects Saguna Shiva—God with attributes—who responds in līlā to uphold dharma; Linga-worship anchors devotion to that same Lord who is ultimately beyond form yet mercifully acts through form.
A practical takeaway is protective japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with steadiness (dhyāna), trusting that Shiva removes inner ‘arrows’ like anger, fear, and delusion before they strike the heart.