Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
शङ्खचूडस्य मायायुद्धं तथा माहेश्वरास्त्रप्रभावः | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Māyā-Warfare and the Power of the Māheśvara Astra
इत्युक्त्वा दानवेन्द्रोसौ सन्नद्धस्समरे मुने । अगच्छन्निश्चयं कृत्वाऽभिमुखं शंकरस्य च
ityuktvā dānavendrosau sannaddhassamare mune | agacchanniścayaṃ kṛtvā'bhimukhaṃ śaṃkarasya ca
အို မုနိ၊ ထိုသို့ ပြောပြီးနောက် ဒဏဝတို့၏ အရှင်သည် စစ်အဝတ်အစားနှင့် လက်နက်အပြည့်အစုံ တပ်ဆင်ကာ၊ ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်ခိုင်မာစွာဖြင့် ရှင်ကရာ (သီဝ) ကို တိုက်ရိုက် မျက်နှာချင်းဆိုင်ရန် ချီတက်သွား하였다။
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara
FAQs
It highlights the contrast between asuric resolve driven by ego and aggression versus Śiva as the unwavering Supreme (Pati); approaching Śaṅkara in hostility underscores how worldly power, even when “fully armed,” is ultimately measured against divine sovereignty.
Śaṅkara here is Saguna Śiva—personally present and approachable within the Purāṇic narrative; devotion turns “facing Śiva” into surrender before the Liṅga, whereas the Danava’s stance shows confrontation rather than reverent approach.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate niścaya (firm resolve) in japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and approach Śiva inwardly with humility (not opposition), supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and disciplined prayer.