Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्
Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas
ततस्स्तंभननिर्मुक्तः शार्ङ्गधन्वा रमेश्वरः । शार्ङ्गं जग्राह स क्रुद्धः स्वधनुस्सशरं मुने
tatasstaṃbhananirmuktaḥ śārṅgadhanvā rameśvaraḥ | śārṅgaṃ jagrāha sa kruddhaḥ svadhanussaśaraṃ mune
پھر سَتَمبھَن سے آزاد ہو کر شَارنگ دھنوا رامیشور غضبناک ہوا؛ اے مُنی، اس نے تیروں سمیت اپنا شَارنگ دھنش تھام لیا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: Escalation in Dakṣa-yajña conflict—deva martial response after restraint lifted
FAQs
It highlights how divine power and agency can be checked by a higher dispensation; the release from paralysis and the rise of anger underscores the play of ego and reaction, which Shaiva teaching ultimately redirects toward humility and surrender to Shiva-tattva (Pati).
Though the verse names a bow-bearing deity, the narrative context of the Satīkhaṇḍa frames all such powers as operating under Shiva’s supreme lordship; Linga/Saguna Shiva worship centers the devotee in that sovereignty rather than in reactive force.
A practical takeaway is to counter anger and agitation with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steadying disciplines like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and breath-aware meditation, transforming reactive energy into devotion.