Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
जलंधरयुद्धे मायाप्रयोगः — Jalandhara’s Māyā in the Battle with Śiva
गिरीन्द्रो मन्दरः श्रीमान्नीलो मेरुस्सुशोभनः । धर्षितो बाहुदण्डेन कण्डा उत्सर्पणाय मे
girīndro mandaraḥ śrīmānnīlo merussuśobhanaḥ | dharṣito bāhudaṇḍena kaṇḍā utsarpaṇāya me
شاندار گِری راج مَندر، نیل اور نہایت خوش نما مِیرو بھی میرے بازو کے زور سے زخمی ہوئے؛ پس یہ سوجن (کَندا) مجھ سے دور ہو جائے۔
A combatant/warrior in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative (as narrated by Sūta Gosvāmin to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Role: destructive
FAQs
The verse highlights how worldly might—even compared to mountains—cannot ultimately protect one from pain or consequence; in Shaiva Siddhanta, it points to the need for humility and reliance on Pati (Śiva) rather than egoic strength.
In the Yuddhakhaṇḍa setting, power and conflict are shown as transient; Saguna Śiva (worshipped as Liṅga) is approached not merely for victory but for inner purification, where devotion steadies the mind beyond the turbulence of battle.
A practical takeaway is to counter pride and agitation with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Tripuṇḍra-bhasma application, cultivating surrender so that inner “swelling” (inflated ego/affliction) subsides.