Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
गिलासुर-आक्रमणम् तथा शिवसैन्य-समाह्वानम् — The Assault of Gila and Śiva’s Mobilization
जिते तस्मिञ्छुक्रस्तदनु दितिजान्युद्धविहतान् यदा विद्यावीर्यात्पुनरपि सजीवान्प्रकुरुते । तदा बद्ध्वानीतः पशुरिव गणैभूतपतये निगीर्णस्तेनासौ त्रिपुररिपुणा दानवगुरुः
jite tasmiñchukrastadanu ditijānyuddhavihatān yadā vidyāvīryātpunarapi sajīvānprakurute | tadā baddhvānītaḥ paśuriva gaṇaibhūtapataye nigīrṇastenāsau tripuraripuṇā dānavaguruḥ
Nang sila’y magapi, si Śukra ay sa kapangyarihan ng kanyang kaalamang-mantra ay nagsimulang buhayin muli ang mga Daitya na nabuwal sa digmaan. Noon, iginapos siya ng mga gaṇa at kinaladkad na parang hayop patungo kay Bhūtapati (Panginoon ng mga Bhūta), si Śiva; at doon, nilamon ng Kaaway ng Tripura—si Śiva—ang gurong iyon ng mga Dānava.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
FAQs
The verse highlights Śiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord who governs life, death, and karmic limitation—showing that even extraordinary mantra-power used for egoic, Asuric aims is ultimately restrained by the Supreme.
Śiva appears here in a Saguna role as Tripura-ripu and Bhūtapati, the accessible Lord who protects cosmic order; Linga-worship honors this same Lord as the supreme refuge beyond the Asuras’ manipulative powers.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate Śiva-śaraṇāgati (surrender) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) remembrance of impermanence, aligning one’s spiritual power with dharma rather than pride.