Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
शिवतेजसः समुद्रे बालरूपप्रादुर्भावः (Śiva’s Tejas Manifesting as a Child in the Ocean)
दैत्यानामधिपो बालः सर्वेषां च भविष्यति । विष्णोरपि भवेज्जेता न कुत श्चित्पराभवः
daityānāmadhipo bālaḥ sarveṣāṃ ca bhaviṣyati | viṣṇorapi bhavejjetā na kuta ścitparābhavaḥ
Bāla ấy sẽ trở thành chúa tể của các Daitya, và quả thật là bậc đứng đầu trong muôn loài. Người ấy sẽ thắng cả Viṣṇu; với người ấy, sẽ không có thất bại từ bất cứ phương nào.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shiva Purana theme that worldly supremacy—even victory over great gods—remains within the field of karma and conflict; in Shaiva Siddhanta, true freedom comes only by the grace of Pati (Śiva), not by invincibility or conquest.
Such battle-prophecies emphasize the instability of worldly power and direct the devotee toward stable refuge in Saguna Śiva worship—especially the Śiva-liṅga—through which grace, purification, and ultimately liberation are attained beyond victory and defeat.
A practical takeaway is to counter pride and fear with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined Śiva-pūjā (bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa where appropriate), seeking Śiva’s grace rather than worldly dominance.