Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7
देव-गण-समरः
Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle
ब्रह्मोवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा दक्षवचनं सर्वे देवास्सवासवाः । निर्ययुस्त्वरितं तत्र युद्धं कर्तुं समुद्यताः
brahmovāca | tacchrutvā dakṣavacanaṃ sarve devāssavāsavāḥ | niryayustvaritaṃ tatra yuddhaṃ kartuṃ samudyatāḥ
ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു—ദക്ഷന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ, ഇന്ദ്രനോടുകൂടിയ എല്ലാ ദേവഗണങ്ങളും അവിടെയേ യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യാൻ ഉറച്ചുനിന്ന് വേഗത്തിൽ പുറപ്പെട്ടു.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It shows how pride-filled speech and hostility (Dakṣa’s stance) can stir even the devas into agitation; Shaiva teaching emphasizes that true auspiciousness (śiva-tattva) is approached through humility and surrender, not conflict driven by ego.
In the Sati–Dakṣa narrative, resistance to Śiva’s supremacy and to Śiva-worship culminates in turmoil; the verse foreshadows the consequence of rejecting Saguna Śiva (the Lord worshipped as Liṅga and as the living presence of Pati) and choosing factional power instead.
As a practical takeaway, one should pacify agitation through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and adopt Śaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa with a vow of non-hostility—transforming conflict into inner restraint and devotion.