Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
अन्धकादिदैत्ययुद्धे वीरकविजयः — Vīraka’s Victory over Andhaka’s Forces
दूत उवाच । संप्रेषितोहं विविशे गुहांतु ह्यषौऽन्धकस्त्वां समुवाच वाक्यम् । नार्या न कार्यं तव किंचिदस्तिविमुच नारीं तरुणीं सुरूपाम्
dūta uvāca | saṃpreṣitohaṃ viviśe guhāṃtu hyaṣau'ndhakastvāṃ samuvāca vākyam | nāryā na kāryaṃ tava kiṃcidastivimuca nārīṃ taruṇīṃ surūpām
El mensajero dijo: «Enviado por él, entré en la cueva. Andhaka te dirigió estas palabras: “No tienes necesidad alguna de esta mujer. Libera a la joven, hermosa y de buen semblante.”»
Andhaka’s messenger (dūta)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
This verse highlights how adharma often speaks through coercive command—reducing a person to an object of possession. From a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, such desire-driven speech strengthens pāśa (bondage) and moves the soul away from Shiva-centered discernment and dharma.
In the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative, conflict arises when beings act from ego and desire rather than reverence for Śiva as Pati (the Lord). Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship trains the devotee to surrender possessiveness and align actions with dharma—opposite to the demand voiced here.
A practical takeaway is to counter desire and coercive impulses with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate restraint (saṃyama). If one follows Shiva Purana ritual discipline, applying bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and steady japa supports dharmic clarity in tense situations.