Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
देवपराजयः — शङ्करशरणागमनं स्कन्दकालीयुद्धं च | Devas’ Defeat, Refuge in Śaṅkara, and the Battle of Skanda and Kālī
शक्त्या जघान तं चापि कार्तिकेयं महाबलम् । स पपात महीपृष्ठेऽमोघां कुर्वन्विधिप्रदाम्
śaktyā jaghāna taṃ cāpi kārtikeyaṃ mahābalam | sa papāta mahīpṛṣṭhe'moghāṃ kurvanvidhipradām
De sa lance, la śakti, il frappa même le puissant Kārtikeya. Kārtikeya tomba sur la surface de la terre, mais il ne laissa pas la puissance décrétée par l’Ordre divin se perdre en vain : il fit s’accomplir l’arrêt du destin.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Role: destructive
FAQs
The verse highlights that even exalted divine beings move within vidhi (cosmic ordinance). From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, events unfold under the Lord’s governance, and true steadiness is to uphold dharma without letting one’s divine purpose become “amogha” (wasted).
Yuddhakhaṇḍa narratives emphasize Saguna Shiva’s ordered cosmos: battles, boons, and outcomes occur within Shiva’s sovereign law. Linga-worship trains the devotee to see the Lord as the inner ruler (Pati) who harmonizes destiny and effort.
A practical takeaway is disciplined japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and a resolve to accept outcomes as vidhi while acting righteously—so one’s sādhana becomes “amogha” (unfailing).