Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5
उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)
वायुरुवाच । इति श्रुत्वा वचो विष्णोः प्राह देवो महेश्वरः । शिशुं निवारयिष्यामि तत्त्वं गच्छ स्वमाश्रमम्
vāyuruvāca | iti śrutvā vaco viṣṇoḥ prāha devo maheśvaraḥ | śiśuṃ nivārayiṣyāmi tattvaṃ gaccha svamāśramam
风神伐由说道：听闻毗湿奴之言后，大自在天摩诃提婆开口道：“我将制止那孩童。汝既知真谛，当即回归汝之修行道场。”
Vayu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It shows Mahādeva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who maintains cosmic order through compassionate restraint, directing even other devas toward their proper dharmic station.
Mahādeva’s personal action—protecting order and removing disturbance—reflects Saguna Śiva’s grace as the accessible Lord worshipped in the Liṅga, who governs the world while guiding devotees toward tattva (true understanding).
The takeaway is inner restraint (saṃyama) and disciplined return to one’s sādhana—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady observance of niyamas.