Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
जृंभणास्त्रं मुमोचाथ संधाय धनुषि द्रुतम् । पिनाकपाणये व्यास नानास्त्रकुशलो हरिः
jṛṃbhaṇāstraṃ mumocātha saṃdhāya dhanuṣi drutam | pinākapāṇaye vyāsa nānāstrakuśalo hariḥ
Alors Hari—habile à manier de nombreuses armes célestes—ajusta promptement le Jṛmbhaṇāstra sur son arc et le décocha contre Pinākapāṇi (Śiva, porteur du Pināka), ô Vyāsa.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā war episode to the sages, with an address to Vyāsa preserved in the verse-style narration)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
The verse portrays a divine confrontation where even the most powerful astras are set against Śiva; from a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, it highlights Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose supremacy is not diminished by conflict, and whose līlā ultimately guides beings beyond ego and bondage toward right knowledge.
Pinākapāṇi is a clear Saguna designation of Śiva—worship of such forms (including the Liṅga as Śiva’s accessible presence) trains the mind to revere the Lord as the ultimate refuge; the narrative reminds devotees that all powers and weapons are secondary to surrender to Śiva.
The practical takeaway is steadiness in japa and Śiva-smaraṇa during inner ‘battles’: repeat the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhakti, and support it with simple Śaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva’s lordship over all forces.