Shloka 55
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
रावणं सगणं हत्वा सेतुं बद्ध्वांभसांनिधौ । सीतां प्राप्य गृहं यातो बुभुजे निखिलां महीम्
rāvaṇaṃ sagaṇaṃ hatvā setuṃ baddhvāṃbhasāṃnidhau | sītāṃ prāpya gṛhaṃ yāto bubhuje nikhilāṃ mahīm
ராவணனை அவன் படையுடன் கொன்று, கடலோரத்தில் சேதுவை அமைத்து, சீதையை மீட்டுப் பெற்று இல்லம் திரும்பி, பின்னர் தர்மப்படி முழு பூமியையும் ஆட்சி செய்து அனுபவித்தான்।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages, as typical for Uma Samhita discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
FAQs
It presents the victory of dharma over adharma: conquering hostile forces, restoring what is right (Sītā), and then ruling the world responsibly—an outer image of the inner yogic ideal where the purified mind becomes fit for grace and right living under Pati (Śiva).
Though Śiva is not named in the verse, the Shiva Purana often frames such victories as the fruit of devotion and divine order upheld by Saguna Shiva; righteous action aligned to dharma is treated as supportive to bhakti and worthy of Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
The practical takeaway is dharma-centered sādhanā: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady conduct; if performed, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa support remembrance and restraint while living one’s duties.