Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
दिव्यरथारोहणम् — Śiva’s Ascent on the Divine Chariot
Pre-battle Portents
प्रस्कंदः कुन्दरश्चंडः कंपनश्चातिकंपनः । इन्द्रश्चेन्द्रजवश्चैव यंता हिमकरस्तथा
praskaṃdaḥ kundaraścaṃḍaḥ kaṃpanaścātikaṃpanaḥ | indraścendrajavaścaiva yaṃtā himakarastathā
(அவர்கள்) பிரஸ்கந்த, குந்தர, சண்ட, கம்பன, அதிகம்பன; இந்திரன் மற்றும் இந்திரஜவனும்; மேலும் யந்தா, ஹிமகரனும் இருந்தனர்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Mantra: प्रस्कंदः कुन्दरश्चंडः कंपनश्चातिकंपनः । इन्द्रश्चेन्द्रजवश्चैव यंता हिमकरस्तथा
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā
Role: destructive
FAQs
This verse lists prominent names within the battle narrative, emphasizing the vast, ordered host moving under divine will—reminding the devotee that even fierce forces operate within Shiva’s cosmic governance (Pati), while beings (paśu) remain bound by action (pāśa) until they turn to devotion and grace.
Though it is a battlefield catalogue, it supports Saguna Shiva worship by portraying the Lord’s manifest power organizing and subduing chaotic forces; devotees worship the Liṅga as the steady axis of reality amid such turmoil, seeking protection and inner steadiness.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for fearlessness and steadiness, paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance of impermanence—so the mind does not ‘tremble’ like Kampana/Atikampana but rests in Shiva.