Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
तारकवाक्य-शक्रविष्णुवीरभद्रयुद्धवर्णनम् — Account of Tāraka’s declarations and the battle involving Śakra (Indra), Viṣṇu, and Vīrabhadra
तयोर्बलेन नो यूयं संग्रामे जयमाप्स्यथ । किमर्थं मूढतां प्राप्य प्राणांस्त्यक्तुमिहागताः
tayorbalena no yūyaṃ saṃgrāme jayamāpsyatha | kimarthaṃ mūḍhatāṃ prāpya prāṇāṃstyaktumihāgatāḥ
ಅವರಿಬ್ಬರ ಬಲದಿಂದ ನೀವು ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲಾರಿರಿ. ನೀವು ಏಕೆ ಮೋಹಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಗಾಗಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಬಿಡಲು ಬಂದಿದ್ದೀರಿ?
Skanda (Kārtikeya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse condemns moha (deluded impulsiveness) and urges viveka—recognizing when opposition to a higher, divinely-backed power leads only to needless loss, and turning the will toward dharma and Shiva’s grace instead of ego-driven conflict.
It highlights that true strength is not merely physical but comes from alignment with Saguna Shiva’s order (dharma) and protection; devotion and surrender to Shiva’s authority are presented as wiser than stubborn resistance born of delusion.
A practical takeaway is to counter moha through japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayerful surrender before action, cultivating clarity and restraint rather than reckless, self-destructive resolve.