Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
शिवदूतेन युद्धनिश्चयः तथा देवदानवयुद्धारम्भः (Śiva’s Envoy and the Commencement of the Deva–Dānava War)
वल्गंतोऽतितरां वीरा युयुधुश्च परस्परम् । शस्त्रास्त्रैर्विविधैस्तत्र महाबलपराक्रमाः
valgaṃto'titarāṃ vīrā yuyudhuśca parasparam | śastrāstrairvividhaistatra mahābalaparākramāḥ
ત્યાં મહાબળ અને પરાક્રમવાળા વીરો અત્યંત ઉત્સાહથી ઉછળતા-કૂદતા પરસ્પર લડ્યા; અને વિવિધ શસ્ત્રાસ્ત્રોથી એકબીજાને પ્રહાર કરતા રહ્યા।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
FAQs
Though it describes outward warfare, the Shiva Purana also uses such intensity to mirror the inner struggle where the bound soul (paśu) confronts bondage (pāśa); true victory is steadiness and alignment with Shiva (Pati) amid agitation.
In the midst of conflict and change, Saguna Shiva is remembered as the stabilizing Lord; Linga-worship trains the mind to return to the unmoving center—Shiva—while the ‘battlefield’ of emotions and impulses rages.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with breath-awareness to steady the mind during turmoil; if observing Shiva-vrata, reinforce it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and calm, disciplined conduct.