Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
अध्याय ५५ — बाणस्य पुनर्युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Bāṇa’s Renewed Engagement in Battle
ततः कृष्णो महावीर्यो विष्णुरूपस्सुरारिहा । चुकोपातिरणे तस्मिञ्जगर्ज च महेश्वरः
tataḥ kṛṣṇo mahāvīryo viṣṇurūpassurārihā | cukopātiraṇe tasmiñjagarja ca maheśvaraḥ
അപ്പോൾ മഹാവീര്യനായ കൃഷ്ണൻ—വിഷ്ണുരൂപം ധരിച്ചു ദേവശത്രുനാശകൻ—ആ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ അത്യന്തം ക്രോധിച്ചു; മഹേശ്വരനും അവിടെ മഹാഗർജ്ജനത്തോടെ ഗർജ്ജിച്ചു।
Suta Goswami (narrating the battle account to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It portrays the surge of divine śakti in dharma-yuddha: even when Viṣṇu’s power manifests through Kṛṣṇa, Maheśvara’s roar signifies the supreme sovereignty of Pati (Śiva) who governs and empowers all cosmic functions.
Maheśvara’s audible “roar” is a Saguna revelation—Śiva as the living Lord who intervenes in the world. Linga-worship trains the devotee to recognize that the same transcendent Śiva (beyond form) also acts as the personal Lord within history and sacred narrative.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind when anger and conflict arise, offering the inner “battle” to Maheśvara; if practiced ritually, it may be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of Śiva’s mastery over passion.