Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa
ततः क्षणेन संप्राप्य संज्ञामारुह्य सद्रथम् । धृतदिव्यायुधशरो बभौ व्याप्याखिलं नभः
tataḥ kṣaṇena saṃprāpya saṃjñāmāruhya sadratham | dhṛtadivyāyudhaśaro babhau vyāpyākhilaṃ nabhaḥ
പിന്നീട് ക്ഷണത്തിൽ തന്നെ ബോധം പ്രാപിച്ച് ഉത്തമരഥത്തിൽ കയറി; ദിവ്യായുധങ്ങളും ശരങ്ങളും ധരിച്ചു, ആകാശമൊട്ടാകെ വ്യാപിച്ചുപോലെ ദീപ്തനായി.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It portrays the return of inner clarity (saṃjñā) followed by decisive, dharma-aligned action—symbolizing how grace and resolve restore the seeker, and how divine power can pervade and protect all directions when aligned with Shiva.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s manifest, protective splendor—Shiva as the accessible Lord who intervenes in the world. Linga-worship similarly approaches Shiva as immanent presence: the formless reality made approachable through a sacred form for devotion and surrender.
A practical takeaway is to regain steadiness through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) before action; then proceed with disciplined focus. Offering bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and maintaining a protective Shiva-bhāva (remembrance) aligns the mind with Shiva’s safeguarding power.