Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
गणेश-वाक्यं तथा गणानां समर-सन्नाहः | Gaṇeśa’s Challenge and the Mustering of the Gaṇas
तेषां मध्ये तु कश्चिद्वै संग्रामे सम्मुखो न हि । सिंहं दृष्ट्वा यथा यांति मृगाश्चैव दिशो दश
teṣāṃ madhye tu kaścidvai saṃgrāme sammukho na hi | siṃhaṃ dṛṣṭvā yathā yāṃti mṛgāścaiva diśo daśa
在他们之中，确无一人敢于正面迎战。正如群鹿见狮便奔逃向十方，他们也因恐惧而四散。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It contrasts worldly fear with dharmic steadfastness: when ego and ignorance dominate, beings scatter like deer; spiritual strength arises from alignment with Śiva’s order (dharma) and inner composure.
Saguna Śiva worship (Linga with mantra and devotion) trains the mind to remain ‘sammukha’—steady and present—rather than fleeing in agitation when confronted by powerful circumstances.
Japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath and Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance supports fearlessness and one-pointedness, the opposite of scattering in ten directions.