Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra
एभिर्मंत्रैर्महावीरौ चक्रतुर्युद्धमद्भुतम् । अन्योन्यं साधकौ भूत्वा महाबलपराक्रमौ
ebhirmaṃtrairmahāvīrau cakraturyuddhamadbhutam | anyonyaṃ sādhakau bhūtvā mahābalaparākramau
ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਮੰਤ੍ਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਰੱਥ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਮਹਾਵੀਰ ਅਦਭੁਤ ਯੁੱਧ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗੇ। ਇਕ-ਦੂਜੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਆਪਣੀ-ਆਪਣੀ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ-ਸਿੱਧੀ ਸਾਧਦੇ ਸਾਧਕਾਂ ਵਾਂਗ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਬਲ ਤੇ ਪਰਾਕ੍ਰਮ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Kumārakhaṇḍa battle narrative)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights mantra-śakti as disciplined spiritual power: true heroism is not mere physical force but mastery of sacred sound through sādhana, aligned with dharma and ultimately subordinate to Shiva’s grace.
Mantras are a primary means to approach Saguna Shiva—through japa, worship becomes effective and inwardly transformative. The verse implies that sacred sound, when properly accomplished, channels divine presence and order, which Linga-worship ritualizes.
Regular mantra-japa with steadiness (abhyāsa) and purity of intent—especially Shaiva japa such as the Pañcākṣarī—supported by simple disciplines like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and focused meditation on Shiva as the inner Lord (Pati).