Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle
कुंभांडसंगृहीताश्वो नानाशस्त्रास्त्रधृक् ततः । चकार युद्धमतुलं बलिपुत्रो महाबलः
kuṃbhāṃḍasaṃgṛhītāśvo nānāśastrāstradhṛk tataḥ | cakāra yuddhamatulaṃ baliputro mahābalaḥ
Kemudian, menaiki kuda yang direbut dari Kumbhāṇḍa dan membawa beragam senjata serta panah-missil, putra Bali yang mahaperkasa mengobarkan perang yang tiada banding.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It depicts the surge of asuric vigor—power armed with many instruments—showing how worldly strength can escalate conflict; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such force remains within pāśa (bondage) unless turned toward devotion and surrender to Pati (Śiva).
The verse is narrative rather than ritual, but it frames the contrast central to Linga-worship: battles of ego and possession versus taking refuge in Saguna Śiva through the Linga, where the mind is steadied and redirected from violence and pride to bhakti and dharma.
A practical takeaway is to counter agitation (yuddha-bhāva) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and grounding practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance, cultivating inner restraint rather than outward conquest.