Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49
शुक्रस्य जठरस्थत्वं तथा मृत्युशमनी-विद्या (Śukra in Śiva’s belly and the death-subduing vidyā)
स्रस्तांबरं विच्युतभूषणं च विमुक्तकेशं बलिना गृहीतम् । विमोचयिष्यंत इवानुजग्मुः सुरारयस्सिंहरवांस्त्यजंतः
srastāṃbaraṃ vicyutabhūṣaṇaṃ ca vimuktakeśaṃ balinā gṛhītam | vimocayiṣyaṃta ivānujagmuḥ surārayassiṃharavāṃstyajaṃtaḥ
তার বস্ত্র সরে গিয়েছিল, অলংকার ঝরে পড়েছিল, কেশ ছড়িয়ে ছিল—এমন অবস্থায় বলবান তাকে ধরে নিল। দেবশত্রুরা যেন তাকে মুক্ত করবে এমন ভান করে, সিংহনাদের মতো গর্জন করতে করতে তার পিছু নিল।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It portrays the humbling of embodied power and pride in battle—outer adornments fall away, reminding that true refuge is Pati (Śiva), while pashu-like arrogance of the sura-enemies expresses itself as noisy “lion-roars” without inner mastery.
In Yuddhakhaṇḍa contexts, the upheaval of war highlights the need for steadiness in Saguna-Śiva devotion; the Liṅga stands as the stable focus when worldly supports (clothes, ornaments, status) become unstable.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate inner composure through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and remembrance of Śiva as protector of dharma, especially when external conditions become shaken.