Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
कार्तिकेयलीलावर्णनम्
Narration of Kārttikeya’s Divine Play
गुहस्तां शक्तिमादाय तच्छृंगं चारुरोह ह । तं जघान तया शक्त्या शृंगो भुवि पपात सः
guhastāṃ śaktimādāya tacchṛṃgaṃ cāruroha ha | taṃ jaghāna tayā śaktyā śṛṃgo bhuvi papāta saḥ
Puis Guha (Kumāra/Skanda), saisissant cette lance, gravit promptement le sommet. Par cette même Śakti il l’abattit, et Śṛṅga tomba sur la terre.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Role: destructive
FAQs
The verse portrays Guha’s victory through śakti (divine power), symbolizing how obstacles fall when the soul acts with consecrated strength aligned to Shiva’s order (Pati’s grace), not mere egoic force.
Kumāra (Guha) functions as a saguna expression of Shiva’s protective power—devotees remember that the same Lord worshiped as the Linga manifests as divine agency that removes impediments and restores dharma.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while visualizing Shiva’s śakti as inner resolve; offer a simple prayer for courage and dharma before daily duties, treating the ‘spear’ as disciplined awareness.