Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
अथारुणानुजजवपक्षवातप्रपीडिताः । वात्याधिवर्त्तिता दैत्या बभ्रमुः खे यथा घनाः
athāruṇānujajavapakṣavātaprapīḍitāḥ | vātyādhivarttitā daityā babhramuḥ khe yathā ghanāḥ
Dann wurden die Daityas, vom Wind gepeitscht, den der schnelle Flug und Flügelschlag von Aruṇas jüngerem Bruder erregte, vom Sturm umhergewirbelt—wie Wolken, die am Himmel hin- und hergetrieben werden.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the battle account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It portrays how adharmic forces (Daityas) become unstable and scattered when confronted by a higher divine power; in Shaiva thought, this mirrors the soul’s impurities being shaken loose when grace and right order prevail.
Even when the narrative describes battlefield power, the Shaiva frame points to Saguna Shiva’s governance of cosmic order: devotion to Shiva (often centered on the Liṅga) steadies the devotee as turbulent forces are dispersed like clouds.
A practical takeaway is steadiness through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and grounding disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa—supports for calming the ‘storm’ of inner agitation.