Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7
देव-गण-समरः
Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle
ब्रह्मोवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा दक्षवचनं सर्वे देवास्सवासवाः । निर्ययुस्त्वरितं तत्र युद्धं कर्तुं समुद्यताः
brahmovāca | tacchrutvā dakṣavacanaṃ sarve devāssavāsavāḥ | niryayustvaritaṃ tatra yuddhaṃ kartuṃ samudyatāḥ
برہما نے کہا—دکش کا کلام سن کر، اندر سمیت سب دیوتا اسی جگہ جنگ کرنے کے لیے آمادہ ہو کر فوراً روانہ ہو گئے۔
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It shows how pride-filled speech and hostility (Dakṣa’s stance) can stir even the devas into agitation; Shaiva teaching emphasizes that true auspiciousness (śiva-tattva) is approached through humility and surrender, not conflict driven by ego.
In the Sati–Dakṣa narrative, resistance to Śiva’s supremacy and to Śiva-worship culminates in turmoil; the verse foreshadows the consequence of rejecting Saguna Śiva (the Lord worshipped as Liṅga and as the living presence of Pati) and choosing factional power instead.
As a practical takeaway, one should pacify agitation through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and adopt Śaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa with a vow of non-hostility—transforming conflict into inner restraint and devotion.