Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
शिवदूतेन युद्धनिश्चयः तथा देवदानवयुद्धारम्भः (Śiva’s Envoy and the Commencement of the Deva–Dānava War)
महाभुजैस्साभरणैस्संछिन्नैस्सायुधैस्तथा । अंगैरन्यैश्च सहसा पटलैर्वा ससारघैः
mahābhujaissābharaṇaissaṃchinnaissāyudhaistathā | aṃgairanyaiśca sahasā paṭalairvā sasāraghaiḥ
پھر ایک ہی لمحے میں زیوروں سے آراستہ اور ہتھیار تھامے ہوئے کٹے ہوئے عظیم بازوؤں کے ڈھیر، اور دوسرے اعضا بھی، گھنے گچھوں کی طرح پھیلتے ہوئے تودوں کی صورت گر پڑے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
The graphic battle imagery symbolizes Shiva’s shakti removing violent pride and adharmic forces; severed, ornamented arms suggest that mere power and status cannot stand before divine order, pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on grace dissolving ego and bondage (pāśa).
Such descriptions highlight Saguna Shiva as the active Lord who restores dharma; worship of the Linga remembers that the same Lord who appears in form for protection is ultimately the transcendent Pati, beyond all forms, granting refuge to the devotee.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhakti, contemplating Shiva as the remover of inner aggression; offering bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) can be done as a reminder of impermanence and surrender.