Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
युद्धप्रारम्भवर्णनम् — Description of the Commencement of Battle
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र बलोन्मत्ताः परस्परम् । दैत्या देवा महावीरा युयुधुः क्रोधविह्वलाः
etasminnantare tatra balonmattāḥ parasparam | daityā devā mahāvīrā yuyudhuḥ krodhavihvalāḥ
এই সময়েই সেখানে শক্তির উন্মাদনায় মত্ত মহাবীর দৈত্য ও দেবেরা ক্রোধে বিচলিত হয়ে পরস্পর যুদ্ধ করতে লাগল।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the ‘bala-unmāda’ (intoxication of strength) and krodha (wrath) signal the karmic machinery that culminates in destruction—an implicit Kālāntaka (ender of Death/Time) horizon over all martial pride.
Significance: Moral-psychological: warns that anger and power-intoxication deepen bondage; invites cultivation of śānti through Śiva-bhakti and guru-upadeśa.
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
FAQs
It highlights two classic bonds (pāśa) described in Shaiva thought—krodha (anger) and mada/ahaṅkāra (pride in power). Even exalted beings become turbulent when ruled by these, implying that true victory is inner mastery leading toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.
The verse contrasts worldly conflict with the stabilizing refuge of Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upāsanā). In the Purana’s broader flow, remembrance of Shiva and devotion redirect the mind from agitation (vikṣepa) toward steadiness and dharma.
A practical takeaway is to counter anger and pride through japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with Shaiva disciplines like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and cultivating kṣamā (forbearance) before worship.