Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
कृष्णशंकरयोरासीत्प्रद्युम्नगुहयोरपि । कूष्मांडकूपकर्णाभ्यां बलेन सह संयुगः
kṛṣṇaśaṃkarayorāsītpradyumnaguhayorapi | kūṣmāṃḍakūpakarṇābhyāṃ balena saha saṃyugaḥ
கிருஷ்ணன் மற்றும் சங்கரன் (சிவன்) இடையே கடும் மோதல் நிகழ்ந்தது. அதுபோலப் பிரத்யும்னன் மற்றும் குகன் (கார்த்திகேயன்) போரிட்டனர்; பலராமன் கூஷ்மாண்டன், கூபகர்ணன் ஆகியோருடன் சமரிட்டான்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
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The verse frames the battle as a divinely governed unfolding where great beings meet as instruments of dharma; from a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, all power ultimately rests in Pati (Śiva), and even conflict becomes a scene for the cosmic order rather than mere rivalry.
By naming Śaṅkara directly in the field of action, the text highlights Saguna Śiva—Lord as the accessible, active protector of cosmic balance—supporting devotional worship of Śiva (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as devotion to the living Lord who upholds dharma.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse, but the practical takeaway is to steady the mind in remembrance of Śiva during agitation—japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and inner offering of fear/anger into Śiva-bhakti.