Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
पुनर्बाण समाधत्त धनुषि क्रोधवेपितः । महाबलोऽथ बाणेन चिच्छेद स शिलीमुखम्
punarbāṇa samādhatta dhanuṣi krodhavepitaḥ | mahābalo'tha bāṇena ciccheda sa śilīmukham
غصّے سے لرزتا ہوا وہ مہابلی پھر کمان پر دوسرا تیر چڑھانے لگا؛ تب اس نے اپنے تیر سے اس تیز شِلی مُکھ کو کاٹ ڈالا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
The verse highlights how intense emotion (krodha) arises in conflict, yet the outcome depends on focused discipline; in Shaiva thought, such energy is to be mastered and redirected toward dharma, not allowed to become bondage (pāśa).
Yuddha-kathā in the Shiva Purana often serves as a mirror for inner battle: the devotee seeks refuge in Saguna Shiva (as the protector of dharma) so that reactive anger is cut down by steadiness, like an arrow severing an arrow.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind when anger trembles within, along with simple bhasma-dhāraṇa (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of restraint and devotion.