Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12
उत्पातवर्णनम् / Description of Portents at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
सकंपाश्च बभूवुस्ते दीपा वातहता इव । दुःखिताश्चाभवन्सर्वे शस्त्रधाराहता इव
sakaṃpāśca babhūvuste dīpā vātahatā iva | duḥkhitāścābhavansarve śastradhārāhatā iva
وہ سب ہوا کے جھونکے سے بجھتے چراغوں کی طرح کانپ اٹھے؛ اور تلوار کی دھار سے کٹے ہوئے جیسے سب کے سب غمگین ہو گئے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Offering: dipa
Cosmic Event: Psychophysical collapse as a sign of divine concealment (tirodhāna): loss of steadiness and clarity in the offenders
FAQs
The verse uses vivid similes to show how quickly worldly confidence collapses under karmic pressure and divine ordinance; it points the seeker toward steadiness in devotion to Pati (Shiva), rather than reliance on external supports.
The instability of the mind and society—“like lamps in wind”—highlights the need for a stable refuge; in Shaiva practice that refuge is Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga, which anchors attention and purifies emotion into bhakti.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize the mind in distress; optionally support it with Tripundra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as reminders of impermanence and Shiva-centered composure.