Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51
अन्धकादिदैत्ययुद्धे वीरकविजयः — Vīraka’s Victory over Andhaka’s Forces
शिव उवाच । व्यक्तं वचस्ते तदतीव चोग्रं प्रोक्तं हि तत्त्वं त्वरितं प्रयाहि । कुरुष्व युद्धं हि मया प्रसह्य यदि प्रशक्तोसि बलेन हि त्वम्
śiva uvāca | vyaktaṃ vacaste tadatīva cograṃ proktaṃ hi tattvaṃ tvaritaṃ prayāhi | kuruṣva yuddhaṃ hi mayā prasahya yadi praśaktosi balena hi tvam
Śiva dit : «Tes paroles sont manifestes — et d’une âpreté extrême. La vérité a été dite ; maintenant, va sans tarder. Engage le combat avec Moi, fût-ce de force, si tu en as réellement la puissance.»
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights that harsh speech and pride in strength do not establish truth; Śiva, as Pati (the Lord), calls the opponent to face the consequence of ego, implying that real victory is the subduing of arrogance and the recognition of the Supreme.
In the Purāṇic narrative, Saguna Śiva acts within time and battle to instruct beings; worship of the Liṅga trains the devotee to replace aggression with surrender, seeing Śiva as the inner ruler rather than merely an external combatant.
The practical takeaway is to convert confrontational energy into disciplined Śiva-sādhana—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility, and if following ritual observance, wearing bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and practicing self-restraint before action.