Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्
Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission
कटाक्षिताथ देवेन दुर्गा दुर्गतिघातिनी । दैत्याविमामिति गणौ नेति सर्वस्वरूपिणा
kaṭākṣitātha devena durgā durgatighātinī | daityāvimāmiti gaṇau neti sarvasvarūpiṇā
ତେବେ ଦୁର୍ଗତିଘାତିନୀ ଦୁର୍ଗାଙ୍କୁ ଦେବ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିପାତ କଲେ। ଗଣମାନେ କହିଲେ—“ଦୈତ୍ୟମାନେ ଦମିତ!” କିନ୍ତୁ ସର୍ବସ୍ୱରୂପୀ ପ୍ରଭୁ କହିଲେ—“ନୁହେଁ।”
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages, with Śiva’s reply quoted)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
FAQs
It highlights that Devī’s protective power operates under Śiva’s supreme, all-pervading lordship; apparent victory is not final until the Pati (Śiva) confirms the complete dissolution of the obstructing forces.
Durgā appears as a manifest (saguṇa) power, while Śiva as “sarva-svarūpa” points to the Reality behind all forms; Liṅga worship trains the devotee to see the formless Lord within and beyond every manifested divine action.
A practical takeaway is to combine Devī–Śiva remembrance with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating discernment that inner obstacles may remain even when outer conditions seem resolved.