Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
तारकवाक्य-शक्रविष्णुवीरभद्रयुद्धवर्णनम् — Account of Tāraka’s declarations and the battle involving Śakra (Indra), Viṣṇu, and Vīrabhadra
तयोर्बलेन नो यूयं संग्रामे जयमाप्स्यथ । किमर्थं मूढतां प्राप्य प्राणांस्त्यक्तुमिहागताः
tayorbalena no yūyaṃ saṃgrāme jayamāpsyatha | kimarthaṃ mūḍhatāṃ prāpya prāṇāṃstyaktumihāgatāḥ
Durch die Kraft dieser beiden werdet ihr im Kampf keinen Sieg erringen. Warum seid ihr, in Verblendung geraten, hierher gekommen, um euer Leben wegzuwerfen?
Skanda (Kārtikeya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Role: teaching
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The verse condemns moha (deluded impulsiveness) and urges viveka—recognizing when opposition to a higher, divinely-backed power leads only to needless loss, and turning the will toward dharma and Shiva’s grace instead of ego-driven conflict.
It highlights that true strength is not merely physical but comes from alignment with Saguna Shiva’s order (dharma) and protection; devotion and surrender to Shiva’s authority are presented as wiser than stubborn resistance born of delusion.
A practical takeaway is to counter moha through japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayerful surrender before action, cultivating clarity and restraint rather than reckless, self-destructive resolve.