Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्
Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission
कटाक्षिताथ देवेन दुर्गा दुर्गतिघातिनी । दैत्याविमामिति गणौ नेति सर्वस्वरूपिणा
kaṭākṣitātha devena durgā durgatighātinī | daityāvimāmiti gaṇau neti sarvasvarūpiṇā
Alors Durgā, celle qui abat toutes les funestes destinées, fut effleurée du regard du Seigneur. Les Gaṇas s’écrièrent : «Les Daityas sont vaincus !» Mais le Seigneur, qui est toutes les formes et l’essence de tout, répondit : «Il n’en est pas ainsi.»
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages, with Śiva’s reply quoted)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
FAQs
It highlights that Devī’s protective power operates under Śiva’s supreme, all-pervading lordship; apparent victory is not final until the Pati (Śiva) confirms the complete dissolution of the obstructing forces.
Durgā appears as a manifest (saguṇa) power, while Śiva as “sarva-svarūpa” points to the Reality behind all forms; Liṅga worship trains the devotee to see the formless Lord within and beyond every manifested divine action.
A practical takeaway is to combine Devī–Śiva remembrance with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating discernment that inner obstacles may remain even when outer conditions seem resolved.