Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization
प्रमथाहतदैत्यौघैर्दैत्याहतगणैस्तथा । वसासृङ्मांसपंकाढ्या भूरगम्याभवत्तदा
pramathāhatadaityaughairdaityāhatagaṇaistathā | vasāsṛṅmāṃsapaṃkāḍhyā bhūragamyābhavattadā
Entonces, con huestes de Dānavas abatidas por los Pramathas y, asimismo, huestes de los Gaṇas de Śiva derribadas por los Dānavas, la tierra se volvió intransitable, espesa con el fango de grasa, sangre y carne.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It starkly portrays the perishability of the body and the horror of adharma-driven conflict, pushing the seeker toward vairāgya (dispassion) and remembrance of Pati (Shiva) as the only stable refuge beyond blood-and-flesh existence.
In the Yuddha-khaṇḍa setting, Shiva’s Gaṇas and Pramathas represent Saguna Shiva’s protective power in the world; yet the verse’s emphasis on bodily ruin also points devotees back to Linga-worship as contemplation of the deathless reality (Shiva) beyond material forms.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inward witnessing, supported by Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of impermanence and Shiva’s purifying grace.