Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
कुंभांडकूपकर्णाभ्यां नानास्त्रैश्च समाहतः । दुद्राव बलभद्रोपि न तस्थेपि रणे बली
kuṃbhāṃḍakūpakarṇābhyāṃ nānāstraiśca samāhataḥ | dudrāva balabhadropi na tasthepi raṇe balī
وقد ضُرِبَ ضربًا شديدًا من كُمْبهاندا وكُوبَكَرْنا بأسلحة شتّى؛ حتى بالابهَدرا الجبّار تراجع واندفع إلى الوراء، ولم يثبت ذلك القويّ في ساحة القتال.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It underscores that worldly strength and heroism can falter under overwhelming forces; Shaiva teaching points beyond mere martial power toward reliance on Pati (Śiva), the ultimate support who alone grants steadiness and liberation.
The battle-setting highlights the instability of external might; Saguna Śiva (worshipped as the Liṅga and as the Lord active in the world) is the refuge who stabilizes the devotee when circumstances ‘strike’ from many sides.
As a practical takeaway, steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate inner firmness (dhairya); when threatened by agitation, take refuge in Śiva through mantra and remembrance.