Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
ततो दैत्येन सैन्यं तु दशसाहस्रकं शनैः । वधाय तस्य वीरस्य व्यादिष्टं पापबुद्धिना
tato daityena sainyaṃ tu daśasāhasrakaṃ śanaiḥ | vadhāya tasya vīrasya vyādiṣṭaṃ pāpabuddhinā
แล้วอสูรผู้มีจิตบาปนั้นค่อย ๆ จัดกองทัพหนึ่งหมื่นนาย สั่งให้ไปสังหารวีรบุรุษผู้นั้น।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights how adharma, driven by pāpa-buddhi (corrupt intention), seeks to overwhelm dharma through sheer force—yet in Shaiva understanding, such aggression is ultimately checked by the higher order upheld by Pati (Śiva) and by the steadfastness of the righteous.
Though the verse is a battle command, it reflects the Shaiva view that Saguna Śiva actively safeguards cosmic balance; devotion to Śiva (often centered on the Liṅga) is trust in that protective, order-establishing presence amid external and inner conflicts.
As a practical takeaway, one may steady the mind against fear and hostility by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and, where customary, applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of Śiva’s guardianship and the impermanence of violent impulses.