Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
देवदैत्यसामान्ययुद्धवर्णनम् — Description of the General Battle Between Devas and Daityas
युयुधातेतिसन्नद्धौ प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृतौ । अन्योन्यमतिसंरब्धौ तौ बुधांगारकाविव
yuyudhātetisannaddhau prahārairjarjarīkṛtau | anyonyamatisaṃrabdhau tau budhāṃgārakāviva
S’étant armés pour le combat et criant : « Combattez ! Combattez ! », ils se frappèrent l’un l’autre jusqu’à être meurtris et déchirés. Enflammés d’une fureur réciproque, ils s’affrontaient tels Budha et Aṅgāraka (Mars).
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Mantra: युयुधातेति
FAQs
The verse highlights how unchecked krodha (anger) and rivalry intensify suffering—one becomes “battered” by one’s own passions. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such agitation is a mark of pasha (bondage) that must be purified through devotion and disciplined awareness to approach Shiva’s grace.
Though it is a battle scene, it indirectly points to the need for inner steadiness cultivated through Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-puja, japa, and bhakti—so the mind does not become ‘saṃrabdha’ (inflamed). Devotion channels energy away from hostility toward surrender to Pati (Shiva), the Lord who loosens bonds.
A practical takeaway is to counter anger with Shiva-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and to adopt calming disciplines like vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of restraint, purity, and devotion.