Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
अन्धकादिदैत्ययुद्धे वीरकविजयः — Vīraka’s Victory over Andhaka’s Forces
ततस्स दैत्यो वरदानमत्तस्तैर्योधमुख्यैस्सहितो गुहां ताम् । विभिन्नधैर्यः पुनराजगाम शिलीमुखैर्मारसमुद्भवैश्च
tatassa daityo varadānamattastairyodhamukhyaissahito guhāṃ tām | vibhinnadhairyaḥ punarājagāma śilīmukhairmārasamudbhavaiśca
પછી તે દૈત્ય વરદાનના મદમાં મત્ત બની, પોતાના મુખ્ય યોદ્ધાઓ સાથે તે જ ગુહામાં ફરી આવ્યો. શિલીમુખ બાણો અને માર-સમુદ્ભવ શસ્ત્રોથી તેનું ધૈર્ય ભંગ થઈ ગયું હતું.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It contrasts asuric pride—being “intoxicated by a boon”—with the inevitable breaking of such confidence when confronted by dharma upheld under Shiva’s cosmic governance (Pati), showing that power without humility is unstable.
Yuddhakhaṇḍa episodes portray Saguna Shiva’s order operating through events: even boon-protected forces lose resolve when divine will turns against adharma, reminding devotees that refuge in Shiva (often through Linga-worship) steadies the mind beyond fear and arrogance.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to dissolve pride and restore inner courage; pairing it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha supports steadiness in conflict and temptation (māra).