Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45
राहोः शिरच्छेदन-कारणकथनम् / The Account of Rāhu’s Beheading
Cause and Background
तेऽन्योन्यं समधावेतां जघ्नतुश्च परस्परम् । क्षणेनाभवतां सेने रुधिरौघपरिप्लुते
te'nyonyaṃ samadhāvetāṃ jaghnatuśca parasparam | kṣaṇenābhavatāṃ sene rudhiraughapariplute
ସେମାନେ ପରସ୍ପର ଉପରେ ଧାଇଁ ଆସି ଏକାପରକୁ ଏକା ପ୍ରହାର କରି ନିହତ କଲେ। କ୍ଷଣମାତ୍ରେ ଦୁଇ ସେନା ରକ୍ତଧାରାରେ ପ୍ଲାବିତ ହେଲା।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
FAQs
It highlights the terrifying fruit of tamas and rajas—mutual aggression quickly becomes collective suffering—prompting the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that liberation requires turning from bondage-causing passions toward Shiva-centered discipline and detachment.
Against the backdrop of chaos and bloodshed, Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord is remembered as the stabilizing refuge; Linga-worship redirects the mind from violence and rivalry to reverence, self-restraint, and surrender to Pati (Shiva).
Japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a calm, non-violent intention is the key takeaway; it supports mastery over anger and fear, the inner causes that lead to such destructive conflict.