Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
सनत्कु मार उवाच । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा धर्मबुद्धिर्निशाचरः । कुंभांडस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं बाणं सन्मंत्रिसत्तमम्
sanatku māra uvāca | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dharmabuddhirniśācaraḥ | kuṃbhāṃḍastvabravīdvākyaṃ bāṇaṃ sanmaṃtrisattamam
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Sanatkumāra
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights the karmic turning-point where speech and counsel shape action; in Shaiva understanding, right discernment (dharma-buddhi) must ultimately align with devotion to Pati (Śiva), otherwise worldly strategy remains bound within conflict and bondage (pāśa).
Though the verse is narrative, it frames the contrast between reliance on ministerial power versus surrender to Saguna Śiva, the Lord who grants protection and liberation; the wider Yuddhakhaṇḍa context repeatedly shows that victory and peace are stabilized by Śiva’s grace rather than mere political or martial counsel.
A practical takeaway is to purify speech and intention before action—recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and mentally offer one’s decisions at Śiva’s feet, cultivating dharmic discernment rather than reactive conflict.