Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
शिवदूतेन युद्धनिश्चयः तथा देवदानवयुद्धारम्भः (Śiva’s Envoy and the Commencement of the Deva–Dānava War)
समारुरोह यानं च सहामात्यैश्च सत्वरः । आदिदेश स्वसैन्यं च युद्धार्थं शंकरेण च
samāruroha yānaṃ ca sahāmātyaiśca satvaraḥ | ādideśa svasainyaṃ ca yuddhārthaṃ śaṃkareṇa ca
Apressando-se, montou em seu carro junto com seus ministros e—por ordem e anuência de Śaṅkara—mandou que seu próprio exército partisse para a guerra.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It highlights that worldly action—even conflict—becomes dharmic when aligned with Śaṅkara’s will; in Shaiva thought, surrender to the Lord (Pati) sanctifies and steadies the individual’s duty.
Śaṅkara is presented as the personal, guiding Lord (Saguna Shiva) who directs devotees and kings; Linga-worship trains the mind to seek Shiva’s command and act without ego, as an instrument of the Divine.
Before undertaking decisive actions, one may center the mind with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a brief prayer of śaraṇāgati (surrender), seeking Śiva’s guidance so actions remain disciplined and non-egoic.