Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
द्वारपाल-गणेशसंवादः / The Dialogue at the Gate: Gaṇeśa and Śiva’s Gaṇas
शिवापुत्र उवाच । यात यात ततो दूरे नो चेद्वो दर्शयामि ह । स्वपराक्रममत्युग्रं यास्यथात्युपहास्यताम्
śivāputra uvāca | yāta yāta tato dūre no cedvo darśayāmi ha | svaparākramamatyugraṃ yāsyathātyupahāsyatām
湿婆之子说道：“去吧——快远离此处；否则我必将向你们显现我极其凶猛的威能。你们将彻底蒙羞，沦为众人笑柄。”
Śiva’s son (Śivaputra—commonly Kartikeya/Skanda in the Kumārakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
FAQs
The verse highlights how divine power (śakti) safeguards dharma: arrogance that challenges the Lord’s order leads to humiliation, while humility and retreat from adharma protect one from self-created downfall.
As a manifestation of Saguna Śiva’s grace, Śiva’s son acts as the Lord’s protective agency—reminding devotees that reverence toward Śiva (often centered on the Liṅga) must be matched by ethical restraint and surrender, not defiance.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate śaraṇāgati (surrender) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” coupled with calm self-restraint—stepping back from conflict and ego before it becomes spiritually damaging.