Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
देवपराजयः — शङ्करशरणागमनं स्कन्दकालीयुद्धं च | Devas’ Defeat, Refuge in Śaṅkara, and the Battle of Skanda and Kālī
सर्प्पांश्च पर्वतांश्चैव वृक्षांश्च प्रस्तरांस्तथा । सर्वांश्चिच्छेद कोपेन दिव्या स्त्रेण शिवात्मजः
sarppāṃśca parvatāṃścaiva vṛkṣāṃśca prastarāṃstathā | sarvāṃściccheda kopena divyā streṇa śivātmajaḥ
В гневе сын Шивы божественной астрой рассёк змей, горы, деревья и камни — всё он разрубил надвое.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: rudram
Cosmic Event: Pralaya-imagery (microcosmic): indiscriminate cleaving of elements evokes dissolution-force though occurring within battle.
FAQs
It portrays the irresistible śakti of Shiva’s lineage acting as a force that removes obstacles—symbolically cutting through inner poisons (like fear and tamas) that block the soul’s movement toward Shiva (Pati).
The verse highlights Saguna Shiva’s active protection and governance of the worlds: devotion to the Linga is devotion to that same supreme Lord whose power manifests as divine agency in creation, protection, and dissolution.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind when anger arises, supported by Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Shiva’s purifying, obstacle-cutting grace.