Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16
कैलासमार्गे शङ्करस्य परीक्षा — Śiva Tests the Approachers on the Kailāsa Path
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्युदीर्य ततो वज्री संनिरीक्ष्य क्रुधा हि तम् । हंतुं दिगंबरं वज्रमुद्यतं स चकार ह
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityudīrya tato vajrī saṃnirīkṣya krudhā hi tam | haṃtuṃ digaṃbaraṃ vajramudyataṃ sa cakāra ha
Sanatkumāra dit : Après avoir parlé ainsi, Vajrī le fixa avec colère et leva son foudre, résolu à tuer le Digambara, « vêtu du ciel ».
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how anger and ego can drive even powerful devas toward violence, while the “Digambara” ideal points to radical detachment—suggesting that spiritual nakedness (freedom from possessions and pride) stands beyond mere force.
In Shaiva understanding, weapons and status cannot conquer the Shaiva principle; devotion to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga-worship) trains the mind away from wrath and toward surrender, which is the true ‘victory’ in such conflicts.
A practical takeaway is anger-pacification through japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivating vairāgya (detachment), supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of inner restraint.