शिवस्य सैन्यप्रयाणम् तथा गणपतिनामावलिः (Śiva’s Mobilization for War and the Catalogue of Gaṇa Commanders)
बिभ्रती विकटां जिह्वां सुलोलां योजनायताम् । शंखचक्रगदापद्मखङ्गचर्मधनुश्शरान्
bibhratī vikaṭāṃ jihvāṃ sulolāṃ yojanāyatām | śaṃkhacakragadāpadmakhaṅgacarmadhanuśśarān
Nàng mang chiếc lưỡi ghê rợn, uốn lượn và vươn dài đến một yojana; lại cầm ốc tù và, đĩa luân, chùy, hoa sen, kiếm, khiên, cung và tên—hiển lộ hình tướng chiến trận uy mãnh, đầy binh khí.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Kālabhairava
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: destructive
The verse depicts Shakti’s awe-inspiring, battle-ready manifestation—teaching that the Divine protects dharma through Saguna forms, while remaining the same supreme Reality that grants liberation when approached with devotion and right understanding.
Though Linga worship points to Shiva’s transcendent reality, the Purana also affirms Saguna manifestations—here, a fierce, weapon-bearing divine form—showing that the same Supreme is worshipped both as the formless principle and as the protector active in the world.
Meditate on the protective aspect of the Divine while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and cultivate fearlessness and surrender; this verse especially supports dhyāna on Shiva-Shakti as the guardian of devotees during inner and outer conflicts.