Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
राहोः शिरच्छेदन-कारणकथनम् / The Account of Rāhu’s Beheading
Cause and Background
ततः पराभवं चक्रुरसुराणां सहायतः । विष्णोस्सुरास्सचक्रास्तेऽमृतापानाद्बलान्विताः
tataḥ parābhavaṃ cakrurasurāṇāṃ sahāyataḥ | viṣṇossurāssacakrāste'mṛtāpānādbalānvitāḥ
แล้วด้วยแรงสนับสนุนจากพวกพ้อง เหล่าเทวะทำให้อสูรพ่ายแพ้ เหล่าเทวะผู้ถือจักรซึ่งมีกำลังจากการดื่มอมฤต ได้รบภายใต้พระวิษณุและมีชัย
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: Post-amṛta empowerment leading to deva victory over asuras
FAQs
It highlights that victory in cosmic conflict arises from divine alignment and empowered support; in Shaiva understanding, such worldly triumph is secondary to the higher aim—taking refuge in Pati (Śiva) beyond the cycles of gain and loss.
Though the scene centers on Devas and Viṣṇu, the Shiva Purana frames all power as ultimately rooted in Śiva; worship of the Liṅga (Saguna focus leading to Nirguna realization) is presented as the stable refuge beyond the shifting fortunes of battle.
The practical takeaway is to seek inner strength through Śiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and steadying disciplines—rather than relying solely on external force.