Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
अथ चन्द्रललाटस्य साहसेन समत्स्वयम् । इमामवस्थां प्राप्तोसि पौरुषे संव्यवस्थितः
atha candralalāṭasya sāhasena samatsvayam | imāmavasthāṃ prāptosi pauruṣe saṃvyavasthitaḥ
இப்போது சந்திரலலாடனாகிய (சந்திரசூடனாகிய) ஆண்டவனைச் சவால் செய்த உன் அவசரத் துணிச்சலால், வெறும் ஆண்மைக் கர்வத்தில் உறுதியாக நின்று, நீ இந்நிலைக்கு வந்தாய்.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Candra-cūḍa is an epithet of Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse warns that confronting Śiva from egoistic “pauruṣa” (self-asserting pride) leads to spiritual and worldly ruin; true strength in Shaiva Siddhanta is humility and surrender to Pati (Śiva), not defiant self-will.
Calling Śiva “Moon-crested” highlights Saguna Śiva—approachable through devotion and worship—yet invincible to arrogance. Linga-worship cultivates reverence and self-purification, the opposite of the pride that provokes conflict with the Divine.
A practical takeaway is to counter pride with daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance of impermanence, aligning one’s courage with dharma and devotion rather than rashness.