Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness
Kṣu’s Request
ब्रह्मोवाच । स तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा नि्र्वीर्य्यमानुषम् । ससर्जाथ क्रुधा तस्मै सर्वास्त्राणि क्रमाद्धरिः
brahmovāca | sa tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā ni्rvīryyamānuṣam | sasarjātha krudhā tasmai sarvāstrāṇi kramāddhariḥ
梵天说道：听了他的话，又见那人已失去力量，哈利（毗湿奴）怒起，便依次向他放出自己的一切神圣兵器。
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) drives even divine beings toward outward force, while Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes that true strength is inner mastery and surrender to Pati (Śiva), not mere display of astric power.
By depicting reliance on weapons and power, the narrative implicitly contrasts external force with the Linga-worship ideal—turning the mind toward Saguna Śiva as the stabilizing refuge beyond reactive emotions and conflict.
A practical takeaway is to counter anger with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivating śānti through disciplined worship (bhasma/tripuṇḍra and steady devotion), transforming impulse into devotion.