Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
वीरभद्र–देवयुद्धवर्णनम्
Vīrabhadra and the Battle with the Devas
क्रोधरक्तेक्षणः श्रीमान् पुनरुत्थाय स प्रभुः । प्रहर्तुं चक्रमुद्यम्य ह्यतिष्ठत्पुरुषर्षभः
krodharaktekṣaṇaḥ śrīmān punarutthāya sa prabhuḥ | prahartuṃ cakramudyamya hyatiṣṭhatpuruṣarṣabhaḥ
他双目因愤怒而赤红，那光辉的主宰复又起身；举起神轮欲击，作为人中雄牛者，伫立蓄势，准备进攻。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It depicts how intense passions like krodha can surge even in mighty beings, highlighting the Shiva Purana’s recurring lesson that true auspiciousness (śivatva) is found in mastering inner impulses through devotion and discernment.
The verse contrasts a battlefield-like readiness to strike with the stabilizing refuge of Saguna Shiva worship—where the devotee turns from reactive anger toward steadiness, surrender, and purification before the Linga.
As a practical takeaway, japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with calm breath, optionally while wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma), is recommended to transmute anger into clarity and devotion.