Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 20
भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast
ललाटे ऽभिहितो विष्णुः पूर्वमेवावमानितः । चुकोप गणपेंद्राय मृगेंद्रायेव गोवृषः
lalāṭe 'bhihito viṣṇuḥ pūrvamevāvamānitaḥ | cukopa gaṇapeṃdrāya mṛgeṃdrāyeva govṛṣaḥ
நெற்றியில் ஒரு குறியெனச் சொல்லி முன்பே அவமதிக்கப்பட்ட விஷ்ணு, கணபதீந்திரன் மீது சினந்தான்; சிங்கேந்திரனை எதிர்த்து வல்ல வृषபம் கொதிப்பதுபோல்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
FAQs
The verse highlights how wounded pride and dishonour ignite anger even in great beings; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes that grace arises through humility and surrender to Pati (Shiva), not through ego-based rivalry.
By portraying conflict born from misrecognition and insult, the narrative indirectly points to the need for right understanding (tattva-jñāna) of Saguna Shiva’s order—where Gaṇeśa, as Shiva’s gaṇa-nāyaka, functions within Shiva’s cosmic governance often symbolized by Linga-worship.
A practical takeaway is japa with the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to cool anger and purify pride, supported by disciplined devotion such as applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence and restraint.