Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
देवदैत्यसामान्ययुद्धवर्णनम् — Description of the General Battle Between Devas and Daityas
युयुधातेतिसन्नद्धौ प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृतौ । अन्योन्यमतिसंरब्धौ तौ बुधांगारकाविव
yuyudhātetisannaddhau prahārairjarjarīkṛtau | anyonyamatisaṃrabdhau tau budhāṃgārakāviva
وتسلّحا للقتال وهتفا: «قاتلا! قاتلا!»، ثم تبادلا الضربات حتى تهشّما وتمزّقا. وبغضبٍ متبادلٍ متأجّج، هاج كلٌّ منهما على الآخر كـبودها وأنغاركا (المريخ).
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Mantra: युयुधातेति
FAQs
The verse highlights how unchecked krodha (anger) and rivalry intensify suffering—one becomes “battered” by one’s own passions. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such agitation is a mark of pasha (bondage) that must be purified through devotion and disciplined awareness to approach Shiva’s grace.
Though it is a battle scene, it indirectly points to the need for inner steadiness cultivated through Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-puja, japa, and bhakti—so the mind does not become ‘saṃrabdha’ (inflamed). Devotion channels energy away from hostility toward surrender to Pati (Shiva), the Lord who loosens bonds.
A practical takeaway is to counter anger with Shiva-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and to adopt calming disciplines like vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of restraint, purity, and devotion.