Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50
जलंधरयुद्धे मायाप्रयोगः — Jalandhara’s Māyā in the Battle with Śiva
तस्य रौद्रेण रक्तेन सम्पूर्णमभवज्जगत् । ततस्समस्ता पृथिवी विकृताभून्मुनीश्वर
tasya raudreṇa raktena sampūrṇamabhavajjagat | tatassamastā pṛthivī vikṛtābhūnmunīśvara
اے منیشور! اس کے اس خوفناک خون سے ساری دنیا بھر گئی۔ اس کے بعد پوری زمین بگڑی ہوئی اور غیر فطری حالت میں آگئی۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: destructive
FAQs
It shows how uncontrolled raudra-śakti (fierce divine power) can overwhelm the manifest world; in Shaiva Siddhanta, only Pati (Shiva) ultimately governs and restores order, turning disturbance into a means for re-establishing dharma.
The verse highlights Shiva’s saguna aspect as Rudra—tangible, powerful, and world-affecting. Linga worship is a stabilizing, dharmic way to approach that same supreme reality, seeking protection and re-harmonization of the cosmos and the devotee’s inner world.
To pacify raudra-bhāva, one may do Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), apply Tripuṇḍra bhasma with remembrance of Shiva, and offer water to the Śiva-liṅga with a prayer for inner steadiness and cosmic well-being.