Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
शार्ङ्गनिस्सृतबाणैश्च दितिजानां शिरांसि वै । चकर्त्त भगवान् विष्णुः कोटिशो रुट् समाकुलः
śārṅganissṛtabāṇaiśca ditijānāṃ śirāṃsi vai | cakartta bhagavān viṣṇuḥ koṭiśo ruṭ samākulaḥ
Então o Senhor Viṣṇu—com a mente agitada pela ira—disparou flechas do arco Śārṅga e, de fato, decepou as cabeças dos demônios nascidos de Diti, aos milhões.
Suta Goswami (narrating the battle account to the sages, as typical of the Rudrasaṃhitā frame)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It portrays the cosmic function of protection (rakṣaṇa) carried out by Viṣṇu within the larger Shaiva framework where Shiva is the supreme Pati; the outer battle mirrors the inner removal of demonic tendencies like pride, violence, and delusion.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna Shiva is worshipped as the Lord who governs all divine powers; even when other deities act fiercely in the world, the devotee centers the mind in Shiva (often through the Liṅga) to transcend anger and duality.
Use the battle imagery for japa and inner discipline: repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while contemplating each mantra-cycle as ‘cutting off’ one negative impulse; support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and calm breath to cool krodha (anger).