Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra
एभिर्मंत्रैर्महावीरौ चक्रतुर्युद्धमद्भुतम् । अन्योन्यं साधकौ भूत्वा महाबलपराक्रमौ
ebhirmaṃtrairmahāvīrau cakraturyuddhamadbhutam | anyonyaṃ sādhakau bhūtvā mahābalaparākramau
وبقوّة هذه المانترا، خاض البطلان العظيمان قتالًا عجيبًا. وكأنّ كلًّا منهما صار سادهاكا للآخر، يُتمّ قوّة تعاويذه في مواجهة خصمه، فأظهرا بأسًا وشجاعةً عظيمين.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Kumārakhaṇḍa battle narrative)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights mantra-śakti as disciplined spiritual power: true heroism is not mere physical force but mastery of sacred sound through sādhana, aligned with dharma and ultimately subordinate to Shiva’s grace.
Mantras are a primary means to approach Saguna Shiva—through japa, worship becomes effective and inwardly transformative. The verse implies that sacred sound, when properly accomplished, channels divine presence and order, which Linga-worship ritualizes.
Regular mantra-japa with steadiness (abhyāsa) and purity of intent—especially Shaiva japa such as the Pañcākṣarī—supported by simple disciplines like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and focused meditation on Shiva as the inner Lord (Pati).