Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10
शङ्खचूडस्य मायायुद्धं तथा माहेश्वरास्त्रप्रभावः | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Māyā-Warfare and the Power of the Māheśvara Astra
सर्वथा त्वं समर्थो हि क्षणाद् ब्रह्माण्डनाशने । किमेकदानवस्येश शङ्खचूडस्य सांप्रतम्
sarvathā tvaṃ samartho hi kṣaṇād brahmāṇḍanāśane | kimekadānavasyeśa śaṅkhacūḍasya sāṃpratam
Dù theo cách nào, Ngài quả có thể hủy diệt cả vũ trụ chỉ trong khoảnh khắc. Ôi Chúa tể, vậy thì con ác ma đơn độc này—Śaṅkhacūḍa—hiện nay có là gì đối với Ngài?
A deity/attendant addressing Lord Shiva during the Śaṅkhacūḍa episode (narrated by Sūta Gosvāmin)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Cosmic Event: mahāpralaya (implied capacity)
FAQs
It affirms Shiva as the supreme Pati whose power extends to cosmic dissolution, implying that all lesser obstacles (inner or outer) are insignificant before sincere surrender and divine grace.
By praising Shiva’s immediate, all-encompassing sovereignty, it supports Saguna upāsanā—devotion to Shiva as the personal Lord who protects devotees and restores dharma, a key mood behind Linga worship.
Cultivate śaraṇāgati (refuge) by japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and steady remembrance that Shiva can dissolve even ‘cosmic’ fears, thereby weakening anxiety and ego.