Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
आसीत्सुतुमुलं युद्धमद्भुतं लोमहर्षणम् । कृष्णादिकानां तैस्तत्र रुद्राद्यैर्बाणरक्षकैः
āsītsutumulaṃ yuddhamadbhutaṃ lomaharṣaṇam | kṛṣṇādikānāṃ taistatra rudrādyairbāṇarakṣakaiḥ
แล้ว ณ ที่นั้นก็เกิดศึกอันดุเดือดปั่นป่วน น่าอัศจรรย์และชวนขนลุก—ฝ่ายหนึ่งคือพระกฤษณะและพวก, อีกฝ่ายคือเหล่ารุทรและผู้พิทักษ์ผู้ถือธนูซึ่งป้องกันด้วยศร।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It portrays the awe-inspiring power of Śiva’s manifested forces (the Rudras) in the cosmic order, showing that even divine conflicts unfold under Pati (Śiva) as the supreme governor of dharma and destiny.
The Rudras here represent Saguna expressions of Śiva’s protecting and regulating power; Linga worship trains the devotee to see these changing forms and events as rooted in the one Lord beyond all conflict.
Contemplate Śiva as Pati who rules all forces, and steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” especially when facing inner agitation symbolized by the ‘tumultuous battle.’