Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
तदादिष्टास्तु ते वीराः सर्वतोन्तःपुरं द्रुतम् । छादयामासुरत्युग्राश्छिंदि भिंदीति वादिनः
tadādiṣṭāstu te vīrāḥ sarvatontaḥpuraṃ drutam | chādayāmāsuratyugrāśchiṃdi bhiṃdīti vādinaḥ
ಆಜ್ಞೆ ಪಡೆದ ಆ ವೀರರು ಎಲ್ಲ ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳಿಂದ ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಅಂತಃಪುರವನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸಿದರು. ಅತೀವ ಉಗ್ರರಾಗಿ “ಕತ್ತರಿಸು! ಭೇದಿಸು!” ಎಂದು ಕೂಗುತ್ತ ಮುನ್ನುಗ್ಗಿದರು।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse portrays the surge of rājasic aggression in conflict—an outer battle that, in Shaiva reflection, mirrors the inner siege of the mind by anger and violence; it implicitly invites the devotee to seek Śiva as the stabilizing Lord (Pati) who grants mastery over such impulses.
Though the verse is narrative and martial, it contrasts worldly force with the devotee’s refuge in Saguna Śiva (worshiped as the Liṅga), where protection and victory are sought through devotion and dharma rather than mere destruction.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this line; as a practical takeaway, one may steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate śānti (calm) before action, transforming impulsive aggression into disciplined, dharmic resolve.