Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13
शिवदूतेन युद्धनिश्चयः तथा देवदानवयुद्धारम्भः (Śiva’s Envoy and the Commencement of the Deva–Dānava War)
गोकामुखेन चूर्णेन खड्गनाम्नाऽसुरेण च । धूम्रेण संहलेनापि विश्वेन च प्रतापिना
gokāmukhena cūrṇena khaḍganāmnā'sureṇa ca | dhūmreṇa saṃhalenāpi viśvena ca pratāpinā
အခြား အင်အားကြီး အသူရများလည်း ရှိကြ၏—ဂိုကာမုခ၊ ချူဏ၊ ခဋ္ဂဟု အမည်ရသော အသူရ၊ ဓူမရ၊ သံဟလ၊ နှင့် သတ္တိပြင်းထန်သော ဝိශ්ဝ—တစ်ဦးချင်းစီသည် မာန်မာနနှင့် စစ်ဘက်အင်အားဖြင့် တောက်လောင်နေကြ၏။
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
This verse catalogs powerful asuras to emphasize that mere strength and fame, when driven by ego and hostility to dharma, become marks of bondage; Shaiva teaching highlights that true greatness is surrender to Pati (Śiva), not asuric pride.
In the Yuddhakhaṇḍa, the rise of asuric forces sets the stage for Saguna Śiva’s protective, world-ordering action; devotion to the Liṅga signifies taking refuge in Śiva as the supreme protector and inner ruler beyond the turmoil of conflict.
The practical takeaway is to counter ‘pratāpa’ (fiery ego-power) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined humility; devotees may also adopt Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of renunciation and Śiva-centered awareness.