Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9
विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्
Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission
श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं दैत्यावास्तां मायाविमोहितौ । देवीं परिजिहीर्षू तौ विषमेषु प्रपीडितौ
śrutvā tadvacanaṃ daityāvāstāṃ māyāvimohitau | devīṃ parijihīrṣū tau viṣameṣu prapīḍitau
Nghe những lời ấy, hai tên daitya vẫn ở đó, bị Māyā làm cho mê muội. Nuôi ý định đoạt lấy Nữ Thần, chúng bị những hiểm nạn và khó khăn nguy hiểm dồn ép, giày vò.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddha Khanda account to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Māyā as the power that confounds those driven by possessiveness and ego. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, grasping at the Divine (Devī) as an object leads to bondage (pāśa) and suffering, while true freedom comes through right understanding and grace.
It contrasts demonic appropriation with devotional surrender. In Saguna worship—especially of Shiva as Linga—one approaches the Divine with reverence and bhakti, seeking purification from Māyā rather than attempting to control or “take” the sacred power.
A practical takeaway is to counter Māyā through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a steady mind, supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of renunciation and protection from delusion.