Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa
तदंगेषु च शस्त्रोघैस्ताडयामास कोपतः । महारुद्रो विरूपाक्षो दुष्टदण्डस्सतां गति
tadaṃgeṣu ca śastroghaistāḍayāmāsa kopataḥ | mahārudro virūpākṣo duṣṭadaṇḍassatāṃ gati
ထို့နောက် ဒေါသဖြင့် မဟာရုဒြ—ဝိရူပါက္ခ—သည် လက်နက်မိုးရွာသကဲ့သို့ဖြင့် သူ၏အင်္ဂါအစိတ်အပိုင်းများကို ထိုးနှက်လေ၏။ သူသည် မကောင်းသူတို့ကို ဒဏ်ခတ်သူ၊ သာဓုသူတို့၏ အားကိုးရာနှင့် နောက်ဆုံးလမ်းကြောင်း ဖြစ်၏။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
The verse presents Śiva as both Niyantā (divine governor) and Anugrahakartā (bestower of grace): he restrains adharmic forces (duṣṭa-daṇḍa) while remaining the ultimate refuge and goal for the virtuous (satāṃ gatiḥ).
Though the scene is martial, it points to Saguna Śiva—who acts within the world to protect dharma. Linga-worship trains the devotee to see the same Supreme Lord behind both fierce protection and compassionate refuge.
A practical takeaway is to take shelter in Śiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a dharmic intention—seeking inner purification so one moves from wicked tendencies toward sat (the virtuous path).