Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43
अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्याकर्ण्य वचश्शंभोस्संहृत्य च सुदर्शनम् । अक्षतांगस्तु विजयी तत्कृष्णोंतःपुरं ययौ
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityākarṇya vacaśśaṃbhossaṃhṛtya ca sudarśanam | akṣatāṃgastu vijayī tatkṛṣṇoṃtaḥpuraṃ yayau
萨那特库玛罗说道：听闻商布（主湿婆）之言，他便收回苏达尔沙那神轮。其身无伤而得胜的那位克里希纳，随即进入内宫。
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva (Pati) as the supreme guiding Lord whose word restores order; victory is shown as aligned with divine will, and true triumph is to act without ego, under Śambhu’s command.
Śambhu is addressed personally and directly, reflecting Saguna Śiva—devotees relate to Him as the conscious Lord who intervenes, instructs, and protects; such narratives support devotional worship of Śiva (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as the living divine presence.
The practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (surrender) and attentive listening to Śiva’s instruction; in practice, this aligns with daily Panchākṣara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined restraint of one’s ‘weapons’—speech, anger, and impulse—under Śiva’s guidance.