Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
अन्धकादिदैत्ययुद्धे वीरकविजयः — Vīraka’s Victory over Andhaka’s Forces
ब्राह्मी ततो दंड करा विरुद्धा गौरी तदा क्रोधपरीतचेताः । नारायणी शंखगदासुचक्रधनुर्द्धरा पूरितबाहुदंडा
brāhmī tato daṃḍa karā viruddhā gaurī tadā krodhaparītacetāḥ | nārāyaṇī śaṃkhagadāsucakradhanurddharā pūritabāhudaṃḍā
তাৰ পিছত দণ্ডধাৰিণী ব্ৰাহ্মী প্ৰতিপক্ষৰূপে থিয় হ’ল। সেই সময় ক্ৰোধে আচ্ছন্নচিত্তা গৌৰী নাৰায়ণী ৰূপে প্ৰকাশ পালে—শঙ্খ, গদা, খড়্গ, চক্ৰ আৰু ধনু ধৰি, যুদ্ধৰ বাবে বাহু দৃঢ় কৰি।
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: destructive
FAQs
It highlights Śakti as the operative power of the divine: Gaurī’s wrathful, weapon-bearing manifestation shows that protection of dharma and the subduing of adharma occur through Shiva’s inseparable power (Śiva–Śakti abheda), not through mere human effort.
Though the scene is martial and saguna (with forms and weapons), it points back to the Linga principle: the formless Lord is approached through manifest forms—Śiva with Śakti—so devotees worship the Linga as the stable center while honoring the Goddess as His dynamic, world-engaging power.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Śiva–Śakti unity while japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and to reinforce inner steadiness with traditional Śaiva aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, cultivating courage and restraint rather than anger.