शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa
सुदर्शनं शूलहस्तमायांते दानवेश्वरम् । स्वत्रिशूलेन विव्याध हृदि तं वेगतो हरः
sudarśanaṃ śūlahastamāyāṃte dānaveśvaram | svatriśūlena vivyādha hṛdi taṃ vegato haraḥ
Als der mächtige Herr der Dānavas heranstürmte, den Dreizack in der Hand und furchterregend anzusehen, durchbohrte Hara (Śiva) ihn mit rasender Wucht im Herzen mit Seinem eigenen Dreizack.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Śiva striking the demon in the heart signifies the Lord (Pati) removing the core of adharma—ego, cruelty, and delusion—so that order and the possibility of liberation are restored.
The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as the active, compassionate protector who intervenes in history; Linga-worship internalizes this truth by meditating on the same Lord as the indwelling reality who destroys inner impurities.
Contemplate Śiva’s triśūla as the power that cuts the three bonds (āṇava, karma, māyā) and repeat the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with heart-centered focus, offering fear and anger into Śiva’s protection.