Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
देवदैत्यसामान्ययुद्धवर्णनम् — Description of the General Battle Between Devas and Daityas
युयुधातेतिसन्नद्धौ प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृतौ । अन्योन्यमतिसंरब्धौ तौ बुधांगारकाविव
yuyudhātetisannaddhau prahārairjarjarīkṛtau | anyonyamatisaṃrabdhau tau budhāṃgārakāviva
Arming themselves for battle and crying, “Fight! Fight!”, they struck each other with blows until they were battered and torn. Inflamed with mutual fury, the two raged at one another like Budha and Aṅgāraka (Mars).
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Mantra: युयुधातेति
FAQs
The verse highlights how unchecked krodha (anger) and rivalry intensify suffering—one becomes “battered” by one’s own passions. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such agitation is a mark of pasha (bondage) that must be purified through devotion and disciplined awareness to approach Shiva’s grace.
Though it is a battle scene, it indirectly points to the need for inner steadiness cultivated through Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-puja, japa, and bhakti—so the mind does not become ‘saṃrabdha’ (inflamed). Devotion channels energy away from hostility toward surrender to Pati (Shiva), the Lord who loosens bonds.
A practical takeaway is to counter anger with Shiva-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and to adopt calming disciplines like vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of restraint, purity, and devotion.