Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्
Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas
ततोन्यानपि देवादीन् विदार्य पृथिवीतले । पातयामास सोयं वै क्रोधाक्रांतातिलोचनः
tatonyānapi devādīn vidārya pṛthivītale | pātayāmāsa soyaṃ vai krodhākrāṃtātilocanaḥ
Puis lui, dont les trois yeux étaient entièrement saisis par la colère, déchira même d’autres dieux et êtres célestes, et les précipita sur la surface de la terre.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it portrays Rudra’s wrath (tri-locana) manifesting through the devastation of the yajña, a paradigmatic ‘saṃhāra’ of arrogant ritualism.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: Rudra’s wrathful descent into the sacrificial cosmos (microcosmic pralaya within the yajña)
FAQs
The verse portrays Rudra’s wrath as a force that shatters pride and cosmic disorder; in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Pati (Śiva) subdues even divine powers when they become obstacles to dharma, reminding seekers that liberation arises through humility and surrender, not status.
It emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Rudra with three eyes—whose active grace can be fierce (ugra) when needed; Linga worship trains the devotee to see that the same Śiva who is worshiped as the calm, auspicious Linga also manifests as the purifier who removes pāśas (bondages).
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with repentance and self-restraint, paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance that ego and anger must be reduced to ash before Śiva’s purifying power.