Shloka 27
शिवशङ्खचूडयुद्धवर्णनम् / Description of the Battle between Śiva and Śaṅkhacūḍa
अथागत्य स दंभस्य तनयस्सुप्रतापवान् । शक्तिं चिक्षेप रुद्राय ज्वालामालातिभीषणाम्
athāgatya sa daṃbhasya tanayassupratāpavān | śaktiṃ cikṣepa rudrāya jvālāmālātibhīṣaṇām
แล้วบุตรของทัมภะผู้ทรงเดชยิ่งก็เข้ามาใกล้ และขว้างศักติ (หอก) อันน่าสะพรึงซึ่งรายล้อมด้วยพวงเพลิงไปยังพระรุทระ
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It depicts the limited power of hostile, ego-driven force (āsuric might) confronting Rudra, the Supreme Lord (Pati). Even when fearsome weapons arise, Shaiva Siddhanta reads such scenes as reminders that divine grace and lordship ultimately govern and dissolve all destructive impulses.
Rudra here is Saguna Shiva—personally present and active in the world to protect dharma. Linga-worship trains the devotee to see that same Lord as the unshakable refuge: the outward battle mirrors the inner surrender where all ‘weapons’ of fear are offered into Shiva’s steadiness.
A practical takeaway is to take refuge in japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while visualizing Rudra as a protective presence. If following Shaiva practice, wearing Rudraksha and applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) can be done as daily reminders of Shiva’s guardianship during inner conflict.