Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45
राहोः शिरच्छेदन-कारणकथनम् / The Account of Rāhu’s Beheading
Cause and Background
तेऽन्योन्यं समधावेतां जघ्नतुश्च परस्परम् । क्षणेनाभवतां सेने रुधिरौघपरिप्लुते
te'nyonyaṃ samadhāvetāṃ jaghnatuśca parasparam | kṣaṇenābhavatāṃ sene rudhiraughapariplute
Họ lao vào nhau và đánh gục lẫn nhau. Trong chốc lát, cả hai đạo quân đều ngập trong những dòng máu chảy thành sông.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
FAQs
It highlights the terrifying fruit of tamas and rajas—mutual aggression quickly becomes collective suffering—prompting the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that liberation requires turning from bondage-causing passions toward Shiva-centered discipline and detachment.
Against the backdrop of chaos and bloodshed, Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord is remembered as the stabilizing refuge; Linga-worship redirects the mind from violence and rivalry to reverence, self-restraint, and surrender to Pati (Shiva).
Japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a calm, non-violent intention is the key takeaway; it supports mastery over anger and fear, the inner causes that lead to such destructive conflict.