Shloka 22
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
पुनर्बाण समाधत्त धनुषि क्रोधवेपितः । महाबलोऽथ बाणेन चिच्छेद स शिलीमुखम्
punarbāṇa samādhatta dhanuṣi krodhavepitaḥ | mahābalo'tha bāṇena ciccheda sa śilīmukham
Trembling with wrath, the mighty warrior again set another arrow upon his bow; then, with his own arrow, he struck and severed that sharp-pointed shaft.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
The verse highlights how intense emotion (krodha) arises in conflict, yet the outcome depends on focused discipline; in Shaiva thought, such energy is to be mastered and redirected toward dharma, not allowed to become bondage (pāśa).
Yuddha-kathā in the Shiva Purana often serves as a mirror for inner battle: the devotee seeks refuge in Saguna Shiva (as the protector of dharma) so that reactive anger is cut down by steadiness, like an arrow severing an arrow.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind when anger trembles within, along with simple bhasma-dhāraṇa (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of restraint and devotion.