Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
द्वारपाल-गणेशसंवादः / The Dialogue at the Gate: Gaṇeśa and Śiva’s Gaṇas
ब्रह्मोवाच । इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां शिवाज्ञाकारिणां ध्रुवम् । शिवासुतस्तदाभूत्स किं करोमीति दुःखितः
brahmovāca | iti śrutvā vacasteṣāṃ śivājñākāriṇāṃ dhruvam | śivāsutastadābhūtsa kiṃ karomīti duḥkhitaḥ
พระพรหมตรัสว่า: “ครั้นได้ยินถ้อยคำของผู้ปฏิบัติตามพระบัญชาของพระศิวะอย่างแน่วแน่ บุตรแห่งพระศิวะก็เศร้าหมอง คิดว่า ‘เราควรทำอย่างไร?’”
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse highlights the inner turning-point where a devotee, confronted by Śiva’s ordinance, abandons egoic certainty and becomes receptive—distress here becomes the doorway to śaraṇāgati (surrender) to Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord.
Those “who carry out Śiva’s command” represent Saguna Śiva’s active governance of the cosmos; in Linga-worship too, the devotee learns alignment with Śiva’s will—accepting His niyati (divine order) as grace rather than mere fate.
A practical takeaway is to respond to confusion with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and a brief prayer of surrender, seeking clarity to act in harmony with Śiva’s ājñā; if done in worship, accompany it with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) remembrance of impermanence and Śiva’s protection.