Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
तारक-कुमार-युद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Tāraka and Kumāra
केचिद्भीताः प्रांजलयो बभूवुस्तत्र चाहवे । छिन्नभिन्नांगकाः केचिन्मृता दैत्यास्सहस्रशः
kecidbhītāḥ prāṃjalayo babhūvustatra cāhave | chinnabhinnāṃgakāḥ kecinmṛtā daityāssahasraśaḥ
அந்தப் போர்க்களத்திலேயே சிலர் அச்சத்தால் கைகூப்பி நின்றனர்; சிலர் உறுப்புகள் வெட்டுண்டு சிதறி, ஆயிரமாயிரம் தைத்யர்கள் இறந்து கிடந்தனர்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It contrasts two inner outcomes in the face of divine power: fear that turns into surrender (folded hands) versus resistance that ends in destruction—teaching that aligning with dharma and seeking refuge is the wiser path under Shiva’s cosmic order.
The battlefield imagery points to Saguna Shiva’s governance through his divine forces: when beings oppose dharma, they meet the consequence; when they bow in humility, they move toward protection and grace—an attitude central to Linga-worship as surrender to Shiva as Pati (Lord).
Adopt prāñjali-bhāva (prayerful surrender) with japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a daily practice to subdue fear and the ‘inner daityas’ (anger, pride, delusion).