Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्
Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission
अथ दुष्टनिहंत्रा वै सावज्ञेन हरेण तौ । विज्ञातौ च क्षणादास्तां चांचल्याल्लोचनोद्भवात्
atha duṣṭanihaṃtrā vai sāvajñena hareṇa tau | vijñātau ca kṣaṇādāstāṃ cāṃcalyāllocanodbhavāt
แล้วพระหริทรงทอดพระเนตรสองผู้นั้น—ผู้ปราบคนชั่ว—ด้วยท่าทีแฝงความดูแคลนเล็กน้อย ครั้นความกระสับกระส่ายของเขาปรากฏจากการเคลื่อนไหวแห่งพระเนตร ก็เป็นที่รู้แจ้งแก่พระองค์ในพริบตา
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga setting; the theological pivot is divine discernment: Hari’s glance exposes the disguised wicked—anticipating restoration of order.
FAQs
The verse highlights the swift discernment of divine intelligence: adharma is recognized instantly, and the forces that remove wickedness become manifest. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, this reflects how grace and right-knowledge (jñāna) quickly expose and dissolve impurity when the Divine wills it.
Though Hari is named here, the Purana’s battle context supports Saguna worship: the Divine acts through recognizable forms and powers to restore dharma. Linga-worship trains the devotee to see the same supreme reality behind all divine functions—protection, recognition of evil, and the removal of obstacles.
A practical takeaway is cultivating steady inner “gaze” (dṛṣṭi) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya"—so restlessness (cāñcalya) is reduced and discernment becomes immediate; applying vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) can be taken as a daily reminder to burn impurity and stabilize awareness.