Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 63
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
मोहयित्वा तु गिरिशं जृंभणास्त्रेण जृंभितम् । बाणस्य पृतनां शौरिर्जघानासिगदर्ष्टिभिः
mohayitvā tu giriśaṃ jṛṃbhaṇāstreṇa jṛṃbhitam | bāṇasya pṛtanāṃ śaurirjaghānāsigadarṣṭibhiḥ
Nachdem er Girīśa (Herrn Śiva) mit dem Jṛmbhaṇāstra verwirrt hatte, das Ihn dem schläfrigen Gähnen preisgab, erschlug der tapfere Śauri darauf Bāṇas Heer mit Schwert, Keule und Speer.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
The verse uses a battle image to show how māyā-like forces can ‘bewilder’ even the manifest (saguṇa) appearance of the Divine in līlā, while the supreme reality of Śiva as Pati remains untouched; devotees learn humility and reliance on grace rather than mere power.
In narrative terms, Girīśa is seen in a saguṇa, accessible form participating in cosmic drama; Liṅga-worship points beyond such changing scenes to Śiva’s steady, transcendent presence—so the devotee anchors the mind in the Liṅga while understanding battles as symbolic of inner struggle.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) to steady the mind against ‘bewilderment,’ along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva-tattva and vigilance in sādhana.