Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
शिवदूतेन युद्धनिश्चयः तथा देवदानवयुद्धारम्भः (Śiva’s Envoy and the Commencement of the Deva–Dānava War)
कालम्बिकेन वरुणश्चंचलेन समीरणः । बुधश्च घटपृष्ठेन रक्ताक्षेण शनैश्चरः
kālambikena varuṇaścaṃcalena samīraṇaḥ | budhaśca ghaṭapṛṣṭhena raktākṣeṇa śanaiścaraḥ
Varuṇa, Herr der Wasser, ritt auf Kālambika; Samīraṇa, der Wind, auf Caṃcala; Budha (Merkur) auf Ghaṭapṛṣṭha; und Śanaiścara (Saturn) auf Raktākṣa—jeder nahm mit seinem eigenen Reittier seinen Platz in jener Schlachtordnung ein.
Sūta Gosvāmi
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It portrays the graha-deities and cosmic rulers as organized participants within a larger divine order, implying that planetary forces operate under higher sovereignty—ultimately under Mahādeva as Pati, the supreme governor beyond all embodied limitations.
By showing that even powerful deities like Varuṇa, Vāyu, Budha, and Śani take their assigned places, the text reinforces Saguna Shiva’s role as the Lord of cosmic administration; Linga-worship centers the devotee in that supreme axis, transcending fear of planetary afflictions through surrender and grace.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and maintain Shaiva discipline (Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and Rudrākṣa where prescribed), cultivating refuge in Shiva rather than anxiety about graha influences.