Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
कुंभांडकूपकर्णाभ्यां नानास्त्रैश्च समाहतः । दुद्राव बलभद्रोपि न तस्थेपि रणे बली
kuṃbhāṃḍakūpakarṇābhyāṃ nānāstraiśca samāhataḥ | dudrāva balabhadropi na tasthepi raṇe balī
കുംഭാണ്ഡനും കൂപകർണനും പലവിധ ആയുധങ്ങളാൽ ശക്തമായി പ്രഹരിച്ചതിനാൽ; ആഹതനായ ബലവാൻ ബലഭദ്രനും പിന്നോട്ട് പാഞ്ഞു, യുദ്ധത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളാനായില്ല.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It underscores that worldly strength and heroism can falter under overwhelming forces; Shaiva teaching points beyond mere martial power toward reliance on Pati (Śiva), the ultimate support who alone grants steadiness and liberation.
The battle-setting highlights the instability of external might; Saguna Śiva (worshipped as the Liṅga and as the Lord active in the world) is the refuge who stabilizes the devotee when circumstances ‘strike’ from many sides.
As a practical takeaway, steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate inner firmness (dhairya); when threatened by agitation, take refuge in Śiva through mantra and remembrance.