Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
देवदैत्यसामान्ययुद्धवर्णनम् — Description of the General Battle Between Devas and Daityas
जग्राह स रुषा चक्रमुत्थितः क्षणतोऽच्युतः । सिंहनादं महत्कृत्वा ज्वलज्ज्वालासमाकुलम्
jagrāha sa ruṣā cakramutthitaḥ kṣaṇato'cyutaḥ | siṃhanādaṃ mahatkṛtvā jvalajjvālāsamākulam
Então Acyuta (Viṣṇu), erguendo-se num instante, tomou com ira o seu disco; e, soltando um grande brado de leão, permaneceu cercado por chamas ardentes e flamejantes.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It depicts the surge of rajasic force—wrath, roar, and blazing energy—showing how even exalted deities act within the drama of cosmic order, while Shaiva thought ultimately points beyond such agitation to Shiva’s supreme, pacifying sovereignty.
Though Viṣṇu is the actor here, the Shiva Purana frames such events to highlight the limits of divine militancy and the need for refuge in Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga as the stabilizing center where divine powers are harmonized and transcended.
As a counter to anger and inner “flames,” practitioners are implicitly guided toward calming Shaiva disciplines—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and wearing/handling Rudrākṣa with a steady mind—transforming agitation into devotion and clarity.