Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
देवाः प्रकुप्य युयुधुरसुरैर्बलवत्तराः । पराजयं च संप्रापुरसुरा दुद्रुवुर्भयात्
devāḥ prakupya yuyudhurasurairbalavattarāḥ | parājayaṃ ca saṃprāpurasurā dudruvurbhayāt
Irrités de colère, les dieux—désormais la force la plus puissante—combattirent les asuras. Les asuras subirent la défaite et, saisis de peur, s’enfuirent en hâte.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
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The verse symbolizes the triumph of dharma and sāttvika strength over adharma and tamasic fear—an inner battle where divine qualities, when awakened, drive out the asuric tendencies of the mind.
In the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context, such battles underscore that protection and restoration of order ultimately depend on the Lord’s grace; Saguna Shiva as the protector empowers the devas (noble qualities) to subdue disruptive forces, just as Linga-worship steadies the devotee toward purity and self-mastery.
A practical takeaway is to transmute anger into disciplined spiritual effort through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steadying practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance—so fear-based impulses “flee” from the mind.