Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
देवपराजयः — शङ्करशरणागमनं स्कन्दकालीयुद्धं च | Devas’ Defeat, Refuge in Śaṅkara, and the Battle of Skanda and Kālī
महामारी च युयुधे न बभूव पराङ्मुखी । बभूवुस्ते क्षतांगाश्च स्कंदशक्तिप्रपीडिताः
mahāmārī ca yuyudhe na babhūva parāṅmukhī | babhūvuste kṣatāṃgāśca skaṃdaśaktiprapīḍitāḥ
Si Mahāmārī man ay nagpatuloy sa pakikipaglaban at hindi kailanman umurong. Ngunit ang mga mandirigmang iyon, dinurog ng śakti ni Skanda (banal na kapangyarihan ng sibat), ay nasugatan sa kanilang mga sangkap ng katawan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
FAQs
The verse highlights steadfastness in conflict, yet shows that when divine order (Skanda as Shiva’s commander) manifests, adharma is inevitably weakened—injury here symbolizes the breaking of egoic force before the Lord’s śakti.
Skanda functions as Saguna Shiva’s protective power in action—devotees see the Linga as the unshakable center of Pati, while the Lord’s śakti actively removes hostile forces that obstruct dharma and devotion.
Contemplate Shiva’s śakti as protective grace and recite the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for inner steadiness; mentally offer obstacles into the Lord’s power, as the foes are ‘crushed’ by Skanda’s śakti.