Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्
Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas
चक्रे महारणं विष्णुस्तैस्सार्द्धं युयुधे मुदा । नानायुधानि संक्षिप्य तुमुलं भीमविक्रमम्
cakre mahāraṇaṃ viṣṇustaissārddhaṃ yuyudhe mudā | nānāyudhāni saṃkṣipya tumulaṃ bhīmavikramam
Alors Viṣṇu déclencha une bataille immense ; uni à eux, il combattit avec joie. Rassemblant puis déchaînant des armes de toutes sortes, il rendit le choc tumultueux, manifestant une vaillance redoutable et une puissance formidable.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
It portrays the divine maintenance of cosmic order: even when intense conflict arises, the gods act to uphold dharma within the larger sovereignty of Shiva (Pati), reminding devotees that spiritual order is preserved through divine will.
Although the verse centers on Viṣṇu’s action, the Shiva Purana frames such events within Shiva’s overarching reality; worship of Saguna Shiva and the Linga trains the devotee to see all divine functions—creation, protection, and dissolution—as harmonized in Shiva’s supreme principle.
The practical takeaway is steadiness in dharma through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined worship (tripuṇḍra/bhasma and rudrākṣa as per one’s tradition), cultivating inner courage and composure amid life’s “tumult.”