Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
युद्धप्रारम्भवर्णनम् — Description of the Commencement of Battle
देवानामुद्यमं श्रुत्वा तारकोऽपि महाबलः । सैन्येन महता सद्यो ययौ योद्धुं सुरान् प्रति
devānāmudyamaṃ śrutvā tārako'pi mahābalaḥ | sainyena mahatā sadyo yayau yoddhuṃ surān prati
Entendant la mobilisation des dieux, Tāraka, d’une force immense, s’avança aussitôt avec une armée considérable, résolu à livrer bataille aux devas.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It shows how egoic power (asuric bala) reacts to dharmic awakening: when the devas align to restore cosmic order, the asura responds with force. In Shaiva thought, such pride is a form of pāśa (bondage) that ultimately collapses before Śiva’s higher will operating through His divine instrument.
Though the verse is martial in tone, it advances the narrative in which Saguna Śiva’s grace manifests through a concrete divine form—Skanda/Kumāra—who becomes the means by which adharma is removed. This reinforces the Purāṇic theme that devotion to Śiva’s manifest forms leads to protection and restoration of dharma.
The practical takeaway is steadiness in dharmic resolve: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and wearing/using rudrākṣa for focused remembrance of Śiva, so that inner ‘asuric’ impulses (anger, pride) do not overrun the mind when challenges arise.