Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization
प्रमथाहतदैत्यौघैर्दैत्याहतगणैस्तथा । वसासृङ्मांसपंकाढ्या भूरगम्याभवत्तदा
pramathāhatadaityaughairdaityāhatagaṇaistathā | vasāsṛṅmāṃsapaṃkāḍhyā bhūragamyābhavattadā
Então, com hostes de Dānavas abatidas pelos Pramathas e, do mesmo modo, hostes dos Gaṇas de Śiva derrubadas pelos Dānavas, a terra tornou-se intransitável, espessa com o lodo de gordura, sangue e carne.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
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It starkly portrays the perishability of the body and the horror of adharma-driven conflict, pushing the seeker toward vairāgya (dispassion) and remembrance of Pati (Shiva) as the only stable refuge beyond blood-and-flesh existence.
In the Yuddha-khaṇḍa setting, Shiva’s Gaṇas and Pramathas represent Saguna Shiva’s protective power in the world; yet the verse’s emphasis on bodily ruin also points devotees back to Linga-worship as contemplation of the deathless reality (Shiva) beyond material forms.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inward witnessing, supported by Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of impermanence and Shiva’s purifying grace.