Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43
तारकवाक्य-शक्रविष्णुवीरभद्रयुद्धवर्णनम् — Account of Tāraka’s declarations and the battle involving Śakra (Indra), Viṣṇu, and Vīrabhadra
एवं तिरस्कृतं दृष्ट्वा शक्रविष्णुप्रतापवान् । चक्रमुद्यस्य भगवांस्तारकं स जघान ह
evaṃ tiraskṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā śakraviṣṇupratāpavān | cakramudyasya bhagavāṃstārakaṃ sa jaghāna ha
ครั้นเห็นเขาถูกดูหมิ่นเช่นนั้น พระผู้เป็นเจ้าผู้รุ่งเรืองด้วยเดชดุจอินทร์และวิษณุ จึงยกจักรขึ้นแล้วฟาดตารกะลง
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
It shows dharma being restored when adharma becomes insolent: the Lord’s decisive action symbolizes the removal of ego and hostility to the divine, a key Shaiva theme where grace destroys the asuric tendency obstructing liberation.
Though the Linga is the supreme Shaiva symbol, this verse highlights Saguna divinity acting within history—protecting devotees and cosmic order—reminding worshippers that the same Supreme Reality worshipped as Linga also manifests powerfully to subdue demonic obstruction.
Meditate on the Lord as the remover of inner Tāraka (pride and aggression) and repeat the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and a dharmic resolve to abandon disrespect and hostility toward the sacred.