Shloka 13
शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa
छिन्नेऽसौ चर्मणि तदा शक्तिं चिक्षेप सोऽसुरः । द्विधा चक्रे स्वबाणेन हरस्तां संमुखागताम्
chinne'sau carmaṇi tadā śaktiṃ cikṣepa so'suraḥ | dvidhā cakre svabāṇena harastāṃ saṃmukhāgatām
छिन्ने चर्मणि तदा सोऽसुरः शक्तिं चिक्षेप । संमुखागतां तां हरः स्वबाणेन द्विधा चकार ॥
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the battle account to the sages, Rudrasaṃhitā context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
The asura’s weapon symbolizes pasha (binding forces like anger and pride) rushing toward the soul; Hara splitting it shows Pati (Śiva) neutralizing bondage through divine mastery and grace, protecting the seeker who turns toward him.
Though the verse is a battlefield scene, it highlights Saguna Śiva as the active protector (Hara). Linga-worship trains the mind to take refuge in that same Lord who removes incoming harm—outer and inner—by his śakti and will.
A practical takeaway is protective japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with bhakti and steadiness; mentally offer incoming negativity to Hara and visualize it being rendered powerless, like the spear split in two.