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
అదే యుద్ధంలో కొందరు భయంతో అంజలి పెట్టి నిలిచారు; మరికొందరు అవయవాలు ఛిన్నభిన్నమై వేలాది దైత్యులు మృతులై పడ్డారు।
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).