Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
प्रमथैर्विविधाकारैस्तेषामन्यं तदारुणम् । युद्धं बभूव विकटं वृष्णीनां रोमहर्षणम्
pramathairvividhākāraisteṣāmanyaṃ tadāruṇam | yuddhaṃ babhūva vikaṭaṃ vṛṣṇīnāṃ romaharṣaṇam
ต่อมา เมื่อเผชิญกับเหล่าประมถะแห่งพระศิวะผู้มีรูปนานาประการ ก็เกิดศึกอีกคราหนึ่งอันดุเดือดน่าสะพรึง—รุนแรงยิ่ง—จนทำให้เหล่าวฤษณีขนลุกสะท้าน
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
The verse highlights the overwhelming power of Śiva’s śakti as expressed through His Pramathas—forces that shatter egoic pride and worldly certainty, reminding the listener that the Lord’s will (Pati) can swiftly overturn the strength of even heroic lineages.
The Pramathas represent Saguna Śiva’s active governance of the cosmos—His protective and corrective action. Linga-worship trains the devotee to surrender to this divine lordship, recognizing that all powers and outcomes ultimately rest in Śiva.
A practical takeaway is steadiness in japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during fear or conflict, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance of impermanence—turning ‘romaharṣa’ (awe/terror) into reverent surrender.