Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
देवपराजयः — शङ्करशरणागमनं स्कन्दकालीयुद्धं च | Devas’ Defeat, Refuge in Śaṅkara, and the Battle of Skanda and Kālī
शिवाज्ञप्तस्तदा स्कन्दो दानवानां गणैस्सह । युयुधे निर्भयस्संख्ये महावीरो हरात्मजः
śivājñaptastadā skando dānavānāṃ gaṇaissaha | yuyudhe nirbhayassaṃkhye mahāvīro harātmajaḥ
Da kämpfte Skanda, dem Gebot Śivas folgend, zusammen mit den Scharen der Dānavas mitten im Schlachtgetümmel—furchtlos im Kampf, der große Held, Hara’s Sohn.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva ideal of śaraṇāgati (surrender): Skanda acts as an instrument of Śiva’s will, and that alignment with Pati (the Lord) becomes the source of fearlessness amid conflict.
Skanda’s obedience highlights Saguna Śiva as the personal Lord who commands and protects. Linga-worship trains the devotee in disciplined devotion and surrender to Śiva’s ājñā (divine ordinance), the inner basis of steadfastness.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with the bhāva of offering one’s actions to Śiva, cultivating nirbhayatā (fearlessness) through devotion and remembrance.