Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2
युद्धप्रारम्भवर्णनम् — Description of the Commencement of Battle
वल्गंतः कुर्वतो नादं भाविताश्शिवतेजसा । कुमारन्ते पुरस्कृत्य तारकं हंतुमाययुः
valgaṃtaḥ kurvato nādaṃ bhāvitāśśivatejasā | kumārante puraskṛtya tārakaṃ haṃtumāyayuḥ
他们腾跃奔走，发出震天喧声；蒙受湿婆的神圣光辉加持，遂启程出征——以鸠摩罗为先锋——誓要诛灭塔罗迦。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Role: destructive
FAQs
It shows that righteous victory is not merely martial strength but Śiva’s tejas (grace-power) working through a chosen instrument—Kumāra—so dharma prevails over adharma.
Śiva’s tejas here is Saguna Śiva’s manifest, protective potency—like the Linga as a tangible focus of divine power—by which devotees and devas are strengthened to overcome inner and outer darkness.
Meditate on Śiva’s tejas while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder that Śiva’s grace empowers self-mastery and the conquest of obstacles.