Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
तारकवाक्य-शक्रविष्णुवीरभद्रयुद्धवर्णनम् — Account of Tāraka’s declarations and the battle involving Śakra (Indra), Viṣṇu, and Vīrabhadra
सन्नद्धो भव दैत्यस्य वधायाशु परंतप । तद्वधार्थं समुत्पन्नः शंकरात्त्वं शिवासुत
sannaddho bhava daityasya vadhāyāśu paraṃtapa | tadvadhārthaṃ samutpannaḥ śaṃkarāttvaṃ śivāsuta
Hỡi đấng thiêu đốt kẻ thù, hãy lập tức trang bị để giết tên ác ma ấy. Chính vì mục đích diệt trừ hắn mà Ngài đã hiển lộ—sinh từ Śaṅkara, ôi con của Śiva.
Lord Shiva (Śaṅkara), instructing Kumāra/Kārttikeya
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It frames divine battle as dharma-sevā: Skanda’s manifestation from Śaṅkara is not mere violence, but the restoration of cosmic order by the Lord’s will, showing that the Pati (Śiva) empowers His śakti and His son to remove adharma.
The verse highlights Saguna Śiva as the active, compassionate Lord who directs protection of devotees and worlds; Linga-worship venerates that same Śiva as the supreme source (Śaṅkara) from whom divine powers and incarnate purposes arise.
The takeaway is disciplined readiness in Śiva-bhakti: begin actions with remembrance of Śiva (japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate inner “armour” through purity, courage, and steadiness—qualities traditionally supported by bhasma-dhāraṇa and rudrākṣa for dedicated practitioners.