Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas
आयुधानि च सर्वाणि मोचितानि सुरैर्गणैः । गृहीत्वा स्वमुखे तानि ताभ्यां शीघ्रं च चिक्षिपे
āyudhāni ca sarvāṇi mocitāni surairgaṇaiḥ | gṛhītvā svamukhe tāni tābhyāṃ śīghraṃ ca cikṣipe
Tất cả vũ khí do các đoàn quân chư thiên phóng ra—ngài đều gỡ bỏ; rồi nắm lấy, thu cả vào miệng mình, và lập tức ném trả lại họ thật mau chóng.
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
FAQs
It portrays divinely established sovereignty: hostile forces are rendered ineffective when confronted by the Lord’s (or the Lord’s emanation’s) superior śakti—symbolizing that ego-driven aggression is ultimately absorbed and neutralized by the higher power of Pati, the supreme protector.
Though the scene is martial, its devotional import is Saguna: the devotee takes refuge in Shiva’s manifest grace, trusting that the Lord can ‘consume’ (dissolve) dangers and return them as transformed outcomes—an attitude central to Linga-worship as surrender to the ever-protecting Pati.
A practical takeaway is protective japa—steady repetition of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Shiva’s guardianship, cultivating inner fearlessness when ‘weapons’ (anger, anxiety, hostility) arise.