Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
स्कंदप्राप्तिहतस्तत्र प्रद्युम्नः प्रबलोपि हि । असृग्विमुंचन्गात्रेभ्यो बलेनापाक्रमद्रणात्
skaṃdaprāptihatastatra pradyumnaḥ prabalopi hi | asṛgvimuṃcangātrebhyo balenāpākramadraṇāt
هناك، مع أنَّ برَدْيُومْنَا كان شديدَ البأس، فقد أصابه سْكَنْدَا. وسال الدمُ من أعضائه، ومع ذلك انسحب من ساحة القتال بقوّته هو.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights the supremacy of divinely-ordained śakti in dharma-yuddha: even a powerful hero like Pradyumna must yield when confronted by Skanda’s sanctioned might, reminding the seeker that ego and mere personal power are limited before higher divine order.
Skanda functions as an expression of Saguna Shiva’s protective power—Shiva’s grace operating through His divine family and attendants to restore dharma—encouraging devotees to approach Shiva (often via the Liṅga) as the source of victory over inner and outer forces.
The practical takeaway is steadiness in adversity: chant the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined breath and apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder to withdraw from harmful impulses and return to dharmic composure.